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Snake bites?
- Thread starter Jblue
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Wow. You’re going to remember that forever. Good Lord is good!
Growing up in Texas, I had more close encounters with rattlers than I care to recall. Only got bitten once, and didn't realize what had happened until it started to hurt. I had taken a short cut through an overgrown vacant lot, felt the sting, bit there were thorny plants and thought a thorn or cactus needle had gotten through my jeans. Once it started hurting pretty bad, I rolled up my pants leg to see what was going on. I had 2 bloody marks, about 3/4 of an inch apart, with surrounding swelling/raised flesh. At the doctor's office, they gave me an injection between the fang marks of anti-venom, and watched me for about 1/2 hour to make sure I wasn't allergic to the anti-venom. Evidently if you are allergic, it can kill you. The flesh around the bite mark turned dark, like a deep bruise, but went away in a few days.
Same thing you would do if you get bit in your yard, which is stay calm and try to get to help. Getting bit by a snake here in North America isn't a death sentence for most. I would worry about getting stung by bees, wasps, or yellow jackets more so than getting bit by a snake.
Yellow Jackets suck! 3 years in a row I have been lit up by them. This year it was 40 or so stings and a visit to the urgent care. Hate the bastards. Sure there are copperheads around but haven't had any issues with them mainly due to leaving the king snakes alone...
