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Would catch and Release… the hammer ,on my lead dispenser!
They are Nasty bas$&@s
Curious - are copperhead bites the most common type of snakebites there? And generally speaking, how serious are copperhead bites - especially if they're on people's hands?Most folks with snakebites here are on their hands -- not usually from picking up the snake, but picking up something next to or on top of them.
Copperheads are plenty common in central Alabama. I know where to find some of the big timber rattlers but have yet to see one near my home. Hunting with some type of boots of gaiters is a given. That and always use a tool to move or turn over logs, brush or other stuff laying on the ground. Most folks with snakebites here are on their hands -- not usually from picking up the snake, but picking up something next to or on top of them.
Curious - are copperhead bites the most common type of snakebites there? And generally speaking, how serious are copperhead bites - especially if they're on people's hands?
We don't have any venomous snakes other than rattlesnakes out here in Idaho. There's plenty of them in some areas though.
But a rattlesnake is yummy if dressed and cleaned promptly. If you wait too long though they just taste like they smell.I hate snakes. For many years now I pretty much won't kill any animal unless somebody is going to eat it. But that doesn't apply to snakes. As my grandmother used to say, If I see him and I can get to him, he's gonna go.
Maybe red Crocs are like a red flag to a bull?
Copperheads are plenty common in central Alabama. I know where to find some of the big timber rattlers but have yet to see one near my home. Hunting with some type of boots of gaiters is a given. That and always use a tool to move or turn over logs, brush or other stuff laying on the ground. Most folks with snakebites here are on their hands -- not usually from picking up the snake, but picking up something next to or on top of them.
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As coincidence would have it, what we were talking about yesterday (being careful) happened to me just this morning. I've been building a new box stand to hog hunt from...the last couple of days. Generally I'm pretty good about picking up scrap at the end of the day, but left some on the ground yesterday. This morning while working on the stand....I needed a piece of scrap to shim up the frame....so I went to my pile.
I tapped the pile with my foot before getting ready to turn over some of the pieces.... and out crawled this Copperhead from underneath.
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Normally....I wouldn't kill the snake (out in the woods) but I can't have this thing hiding under everything I leave behind for the next week.
So yes.....excellent advice by @illinoisburt to be careful picking things up or moving them!
Don't really want to find out what a vial of CroFab costs these days. Probably 10K or more.
Unfortunate about the snake but understand perfectly cannot leave venomous snakes where people are likely to be around.
OMG! I’ll have nightmares tonight
Curious - are copperhead bites the most common type of snakebites there? And generally speaking, how serious are copperhead bites - especially if they're on people's hands?
He aggressively attacked the tire, and continued to do so even as I retreated. His fangs never penetrated the tires, but venom was on the tires. Instead of leaving into the nearby woods he pursued me for 5-6'.