Snake Bite!

[Oldgringo]

Many of us shoot outside and for some, hunting season is near. Think about this when you and the kids are out monkeying around in the woods or on your range.

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[G.A. Heath]

Actually, Dove season is now and yes the snakes are out.

[WildBill]

Nasty pictures. Be safe people!

[USA1]

Snakes don't bite Chuck Norris, he bites them.

[ELB]

Yikes.

The town I grew up in had a one-man serpentarium, with all kinds of snakes of course. (It later had a monkey also, which escaped one spring and ran all around town for the summer until fall came. The monkey got cold and came back to the serpentarium).

The guy who owned and ran the place had a scrapbook with what seemed like about a hundred photos of snakebites, many of them untreated, that he had collected over the years. They were very, very nasty, especially the untreated ones. Ugh. Did I mention they were nasty? They were nasty.

[CaptWoodrow10]

I have seen pics of snake bit victims before, but this takes the cake. He is one lucky man. God must have had a hand to play in this one... No pun intended.

[Medic218]

Oh wow!!!
Excellent post!
Thank you so much for posting this!
I'll deffinitly be able to use this in the future, thanks again for posting this awesome link!

[Hoi Polloi]

One of my favorite pieces of writing is about snake bites.

Here's an excerpt:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2009/02/wh ... et-struan/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[NOS]

I've killed 2 rattlesnakes, 1 copperhead, 1 coral snake, and 3 cottonmouths in my front yard. This was all within the past month. (I live on the edge of town, right by an elementary school):shock:
It's been a good year for the snake population. A wet year has brought the rodent population up, and snakes are everywhere in turn. Keep your eyes down when walking in snake country. If you have snake boots or gators (if you hunt in Texas, YOU SHOULD), please wear them. My most recent pair of boots have saved me from 5 direct hits from diamondbacks since I have had them.
Yes, I do watch where I'm going. When hunting in rough and broken terrain, it's not always easy to see everything under you. I'm always watching out for snakes and I am the most careful person I know when I'm out in the country. I can't begin to tell you how many snake bites I've avoided through all the years I've hunted in Texas.

Just remember the basics.
Always watch where you step and place your hands.
Take a hunting buddy with you, or at least tell someone where you are going to be and what time you should be back.
Be sure to carry a cell phone with you.
The most important thing to always have with you IMHO would have to be a first aid kit.

Stay safe out there

[RPB]

I cart/portage a kayak through some tall grass/brush on the way down to lakes/creeks etc.
Even if I'm going bank/shore fishing ... snakes have to get water too ...
That's why I got a pair of 18" tall waterproof LaCross Side-zipper snake boots last year.
My BUG (stainless Taurus PT-709 or stainless Taurus .357 revolver) has a CCI snakeshot as first round.

I make my niece wear my snake books when she rakes the back yard ... never know what may emerge from under the sheds ...

[rdcrags]

Poor kid, now much older, of course. Major injury to have to cope with. I know how fortunate I am, and that everyone doesn't have the options some of us enjoy, but, when I selected an elevation of 9,000 feet for my second home, I was aware of and pleased to know that it is approx 2,000 feet above the snake line. I hike every day in wilderness areas without worrying about snakes. We do have ticks with rocky mountain fever to watch out for, though.