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Never been bitten personally, but I had a neighbor that got bitten when I was growing up.
In his case he has some traps set beside a local pond, and got bitten by a Cotton Mouth while checking one of the traps. He proceeded to drive himself to the hospital. Once there, they said they couldn't really do anything because they didn't know what kind of snake had bitten him, even though he told them. Seems the 'Government' says there are no Cotton Mouths around here, so he couldn't have been bitten by one....and giving anti-venom for a different snake would have been dangerous.
Since they wouldn't treat him without knowing exactly what snake bit him, he left the hospital, went back and killed the snake, and took it back to them as proof.
They said the only thing that saved him was the fact that he literally drank ALL the time. As a result, his blood alcohol content was so high, the alcohol took care of the venom on it's own.
True or not I don't know as I was too young at the time. What I do know is the guy drank ALOT (((and wasn't his normal himself unless he was drinking)))) and I heard this same story from the guy himself, as well as quite a few others that knew him well.
In his case he has some traps set beside a local pond, and got bitten by a Cotton Mouth while checking one of the traps. He proceeded to drive himself to the hospital. Once there, they said they couldn't really do anything because they didn't know what kind of snake had bitten him, even though he told them. Seems the 'Government' says there are no Cotton Mouths around here, so he couldn't have been bitten by one....and giving anti-venom for a different snake would have been dangerous.
Since they wouldn't treat him without knowing exactly what snake bit him, he left the hospital, went back and killed the snake, and took it back to them as proof.
They said the only thing that saved him was the fact that he literally drank ALL the time. As a result, his blood alcohol content was so high, the alcohol took care of the venom on it's own.
True or not I don't know as I was too young at the time. What I do know is the guy drank ALOT (((and wasn't his normal himself unless he was drinking)))) and I heard this same story from the guy himself, as well as quite a few others that knew him well.
My son and I raised snakes for years. Mostly non-venomous. I had him collect some copperheads for me to teach a class with. While moving them from one tank to another, he wasn't paying attention and one of the copperheads tagged him on his middle finger.
He called and told me about it. Hospital won't give anti-venom shot unless you begin showing signs of Anaphylactic shock.
I went to his house and also found him raising two Gaboon Vipers. They say, if this snake bites you, it's best to just take off running as fast as you can. That way your heart will pump faster and the venom will kill you faster, usually 15 minutes. The closest anti-venom for the Gaboon is 3 hours away.
As for the Gaboons, I chopped their heads off.
Copperhead bit on my sons hand....well his hand swelled up and looked like he had a catchers mitt on. We doctored him ourselves. Removed a lot of dead tissue. He still has areas that are still numb.
He called and told me about it. Hospital won't give anti-venom shot unless you begin showing signs of Anaphylactic shock.
I went to his house and also found him raising two Gaboon Vipers. They say, if this snake bites you, it's best to just take off running as fast as you can. That way your heart will pump faster and the venom will kill you faster, usually 15 minutes. The closest anti-venom for the Gaboon is 3 hours away.
As for the Gaboons, I chopped their heads off.
Copperhead bit on my sons hand....well his hand swelled up and looked like he had a catchers mitt on. We doctored him ourselves. Removed a lot of dead tissue. He still has areas that are still numb.
I know a kid who was bitten by a copperhead. No fun, but he recovered. My lady friend's adult son was bitten on the heel by a water moccasin several years ago. His leg swelled up past the knee, skin so tight they had to split it to relieve pressure. Lengthy recovery.
I've had several dogs bitten, mostly in the nose/face. They swelled for a day or two, but didn't seem to be bothered much.
Wikipedia supports my contention that death from snakebite in the U.S. is extremely rare--less than 100 (recorded) over the past 150 years. However, there have been several deaths in the last two or three years. Most of these cases should more correctly be reported as "death from stupidity" rather than "death from snakebite".
I've had several dogs bitten, mostly in the nose/face. They swelled for a day or two, but didn't seem to be bothered much.
Wikipedia supports my contention that death from snakebite in the U.S. is extremely rare--less than 100 (recorded) over the past 150 years. However, there have been several deaths in the last two or three years. Most of these cases should more correctly be reported as "death from stupidity" rather than "death from snakebite".
fixerupper
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A farmer we harvested for by Sterling Co said if a cow gets a rattle snake bite on the nose it swells up and the breathing sounds terrible but it does live through it. He had a cow step on a rattler and got bit. The bottom of the leg swelled up but it too survived. The rattlers I saw in those areas were small, maybe 16" long.
This Colorado farmer and a farmer in Idaho both told me if they run into a rattler while fixing fence they are jumpy for the rest of the day. Both of them said the exact same words.
This Colorado farmer and a farmer in Idaho both told me if they run into a rattler while fixing fence they are jumpy for the rest of the day. Both of them said the exact same words.
Around 5 yrs ago buddy was bitten by copperhead in his garden. Calf bite. His wife took him to hospital, took them several hrs to get anti-venom brought in from another state. He told staff he positive id the critter, they apparently believed him. Swelled up size of baseball. He stayed in hospital for observation a day. Stayed at home off work resting for several days. It took 15-21 days for him to get back to normal. Bites can vary in amounts venom injected due to critter size, He said this was a small snake. Hospital said they very rarely see stuff like this. (IND)
Last year a preacher down on west Kentucky-Tennessee line was bitten on wrist twice while snake handling a rattler during church service. He had been bitten on his finger once or twice before over the years, claimed he had built some immunity to them. He was bitten at 8:30 PM and died about 10:30 that same evening.
Last year a preacher down on west Kentucky-Tennessee line was bitten on wrist twice while snake handling a rattler during church service. He had been bitten on his finger once or twice before over the years, claimed he had built some immunity to them. He was bitten at 8:30 PM and died about 10:30 that same evening.
flying belgian
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I'll be right back. Gotta go get another bottle of "snakebite repellent"
that is how I am ,, snakes always give me the ibbie - jeebys ,.. while I was in a playpen as a toddler my mother was pulling down plaster lathe in the kitchen in the old 1840s farm house , mom grabbed what she thought was a pretty belt from the kitchen ceiling below the storage attic ! ,, snake wrapped around her long sleeved arm and she cast it down quick without getting bit ... dad quikly killed it ,.. . funny how a kid can remember some traumatic things . she was about 4 monthes along with my next little sister , a snakebite could had posbly been fatal. I could not had been 2 yrs old then , mom said she took a picture of the dead copperhead,, but it has been lost over the last 50 yrs ..
was helping farmers down by golfport texas years back after the hurricane. picked up a fence post and saw snake and told the farmer. he said dont worry about it, so i kept going on fence, looked back and saw the farmer beating the snake with a shovel. kinda laughed. im from wis and wouldnt know one snake from another. it was kinda cool temps at the time, didnt seem like the snake was moving very fast anyway
I had an uncle die from a rattle snake bite when I was in 5th grade in '60-'61. He was probably in his late 30s, about 170 lbs. The snake was 5.5 ft long and 5-6 in. diameter. The newspaper article said it overfilled a half bushel basket when the snake's body was coiled in it. He was about 45 mins. from hospital, not in the best of health and took tourniquet off leg before he got to hospital(per story I remember hearing). He got bit late in the afternoon (4-5 pm?) He died 3 am next morning. If I see a snake with an arrow shaped head, I try to send him to snake heaven.
john in la
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Jerry;
I have had 2 dogs bitten over the years by what I assume was a cottonmouth. One was a lab mix and the other a catahoula mix.
Like yours the face swoll up for a couple of days with no ill effects.
I think it has to due with the breed of dog and more importantly the breed of snake if the dog lives or not as I knew of a friends dog that died from a rattler bite to the face.
I have had 2 dogs bitten over the years by what I assume was a cottonmouth. One was a lab mix and the other a catahoula mix.
Like yours the face swoll up for a couple of days with no ill effects.
I think it has to due with the breed of dog and more importantly the breed of snake if the dog lives or not as I knew of a friends dog that died from a rattler bite to the face.
Richard G.
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German shepherd got bit one time on the back leg. Ran up the hill to my Grandma's house and asked what to do. She reached up on the mantle and gave me a bottle of terpentine. Said to hold the dog down with the bite facing upward and take the cap off the bottle and hold it over the holes. My wife helped hold her. Green junk came rushing out of the wounds into the bottle. Dog spent the rest of the afternoon in the cold creek and was fine.
I should carry terpentine anytime I am in the woods in the summer.
Grandma was born in the mountains in 1894 and had lots of home remedies.
Richard in NW SC
I should carry terpentine anytime I am in the woods in the summer.
Grandma was born in the mountains in 1894 and had lots of home remedies.
Richard in NW SC
Texasmark1
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You mean Gulfport, Mississippi and hurricane Camille back in '69?
Nancy Howell
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A lady in our church got tagged, but didn't see it and don't know what kind.
She survived and is fine.
Another friend's golden retriever got tagged in the face. Dog lived for a quite a while, but facial tissue kept deteriorating. She finally had to have the dog put down.
She survived and is fine.
Another friend's golden retriever got tagged in the face. Dog lived for a quite a while, but facial tissue kept deteriorating. She finally had to have the dog put down.
Smalltowner
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My father got bit by a copperhead below the knee in a corn bin when about 10 yrs old....backwoods of Ark...his mother soaked it in turpentine....leg swelled to double size, went blind, took six weeks or so to fully recover and regain good sight, no further complications, lived to 75. He told of a guy in Army camp back in 1942 at Fort Sill OK who got bit by a coral snake in sleeping bag, was dead by the time they got him out of the tent, bite was on neck. Corals are rare but deadly. I have had a couple of close calls with rattlers, but that's another story.
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