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30. One of the worst snakes to be bitten by, cottonmouth Getting bite by one is similar to getting MRSA

Sun Aug 6, 2017, 11:32 PM

Aug 2017

I know of two people when living around the gulf of Mexico that had suffered through that ordeal.

Doctors had to cut away skin and muscle to stop the spread of their filthy wicked bite.

One spring the Trinity river flooded bigtime flushing those bastarda into Trinity bay. Why my Suzy (German Shepard) and Max (black lab) never got bit, I'll never know why.

It was then I learned they made "snake shot" for my .38spl revolver and yes...I killed at least a dozen of them. It was crazy there for about a week but we made it...

Now here in Michigan we only have one snake, Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake that is poisonous and rare so I leave snakes alone here. Hate it though when they surprise.

My mom on the other hand had a specially designated how just for all and any snake.

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My dog was once bitten by a Copperhead. [View all] NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 OP

OMG Skittles Dec 2012 #1

Copperhead, rattlesnake, garter snake LeftofObama Dec 2012 #2

Like everything, it comes with experience. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #6

they really ARE "more afraid of you than you are of them." LeftofObama Dec 2012 #7

OK. I just had another mental image NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #12

Cottonmouth aka Water Moccasin? Control-Z Dec 2012 #13

When a Water Moccasin opens it's mouth NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #18

Yes they will! DeSwiss Dec 2012 #17

One of the worst snakes to be bitten by, cottonmouth Getting bite by one is similar to getting MRSA Purveyor Aug 2017 #30

Are perhaps donco Dec 2012 #3

Snakes are among the few things that I will kill. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #4

Snakes defend themselves, you are not snake food, leave them alone, they will return the favor Not Ruth Aug 2017 #28

Tell that to my old dog. She wouldn't bite them but in defense the snake would bite her. In_The_Wind Aug 2017 #34

Oh that poor puppy! Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #5

I think he learned his lesson, at least NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #8

Red to yellow, kill a fellow; red to black, friend of Jack Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #22

Another feature of venomous snakes in our region is that Tanuki Aug 2017 #27

The answer is obviously to arm the dogs with more snakes! NT rbixby Dec 2012 #9

Of course! NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #10

That's funny, 'cause my cat was once attacked by a scalawag - downandoutnow Dec 2012 #11

Did he jump straight into the air? nt NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #14

I'm so glad the fella is okay! Wow, that must have been a shocker to him! Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #15

If I lived in the city, I'd definitely have him fixed. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #19

I had a dog that eventually died from testicular cancer. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #23

Wow! What a story! Good information! calimary Dec 2012 #16

NashvilleLefty Diclotican Dec 2012 #20

I wonder how many meters in the air the dog jumped? AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #21

A moose once bit my sister. leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #24

Copperhead sake tiffany73 Aug 2017 #25

Oh! I am so sorry! What a terrible ordeal for your little dog! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author drray23 Aug 2017 #26

My dad was bitten by a copperhead when I was a kid Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #29

When I was in high school in West Virginia, the dad of one of my Tanuki Aug 2017 #31

Glad your dog is fine TEB Aug 2017 #33