Nemo2
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+1 Many of them are now texting...
Yup, they 'serpently' are.
+1 Many of them are now texting...
OMG...snakes are the creepiest of all the animals. Thanks god the young lady survived!
After about 10 encounters in Arizona, I have yet to have one rattle at me. All encounters were 5-10' away from the snake. I read somewhere that they are changing their habits by not rattling.
After about 10 encounters in Arizona, I have yet to have one rattle at me. All encounters were 5-10' away from the snake. I read somewhere that they are changing their habits by not rattling.
My understanding is that the bites from the young rattlesnakes are often much worse than the adults, they have a higher concentration of the toxin that affects the nervous system. Also, adult rattlesnakes will often give a dry (no venom) bite, young rattlesnakes rarely do.
My horse got bit by a rattlesnake while I was riding him in 2012. He spent a week at the vet clinic. It was a very scary situation. My friend rode at breakneck speed back to the trailer while I had to lead my horse out of the woods. I didn't have enough cell signal to make a phone call but was able to text my husband who in turn called my vet. Hubby relayed instructions to me which saved much time and possibly my horse.
Took the horse a good year to fully recover. He experienced cardiac issues right after the bite and wasn't quite right for at least a year.
My friend is a photo journalist who documented the treatment at the vet clinic. She also wrote an article that appeared in Arabian Horse World magazine.
I've seen various versions of this story going back to 4/17. Same photo involved.
From a south Tx farmer on Ag forum:
He was with his wife, daughter, and dog posing for family pictures on their ranch. They were standing close to a large prickly pear cactus. A rattlesnake came out and was about to strike the woman, and so the dog lunged to protect her. The dog was then bitten. In the process of the man grabbing his dog to pull it back, the snake struck him as well.
The dog died over night. Right now the man is in the ICU unit at a San Antonio hospital. He's facing the possibility of losing a leg.
I got a close in photo of a baby rattler several years ago. Fortunately, it was on the other side of a window. Unfortunately, it was on the INSIDE of my workplace. (I was outside the building.)
Not even close! Take a parasitology class and you'll start seeing snakes as sweet, cuddly critters.
Horrible (shudders and looks over shoulder).
My vet keeps pushing rattlesnake immunizations for the dogs... anyone know much about these?
I got a close in photo of a baby rattler several years ago. Fortunately, it was on the other side of a window. Unfortunately, it was on the INSIDE of my workplace. (I was outside the building.)