Wish I woulda grabbed one o' them gold P3's in the end of days.
I gots a Gold P, you cud grab.
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I gots a Gold P, you cud grab.
Iff'n it's got glitter on it I am ALL IN!I gots a Gold P, you cud grab.
Hope u feel better soon buddy.
Hot 'n humid in Lower Alabama. Great day to slither around making a living. For this harmless Garter Snake anyway
... there might be others ...
... there might be others ...
Was a good training opportunity today for this miscreant, Mason.
Several years ago, I had a different dog get tagged on the side of the mouth by a Copperhead. Rowdy had badly injured the snake by the time I got to them (almost immediately) and I had to dispatch the snake rather than relocate it.
The dang Copperhead was only about 6-7 feet from the swing I sitting in out back in evening twilight. Only venomous snake I've seen in the yard, thankfully.
Prolly could have treated Rowdy with high doses of Benadryl ... or done nothing ... and he would have been fine. Didn't want to take a chance though and got him to the emergency after hours vet, after watching him start drifting out of it 20-30 minutes after being bitten. Got him antivenin, anti-inflammatory, antibiotics and an overnight stay at the vet. Two days later, Rowdy was completely back to normal and you wouldn't have known he'd been snake bit. Took me a little longer to get over the unexpected $1500 e-vet bill though. DOH !!! Don't want that to happen with Mason. Sugar doesn't mess with them. Good Girl Sugar !!!
Several years ago, I had a different dog get tagged on the side of the mouth by a Copperhead. Rowdy had badly injured the snake by the time I got to them (almost immediately) and I had to dispatch the snake rather than relocate it.
The dang Copperhead was only about 6-7 feet from the swing I sitting in out back in evening twilight. Only venomous snake I've seen in the yard, thankfully.
Prolly could have treated Rowdy with high doses of Benadryl ... or done nothing ... and he would have been fine. Didn't want to take a chance though and got him to the emergency after hours vet, after watching him start drifting out of it 20-30 minutes after being bitten. Got him antivenin, anti-inflammatory, antibiotics and an overnight stay at the vet. Two days later, Rowdy was completely back to normal and you wouldn't have known he'd been snake bit. Took me a little longer to get over the unexpected $1500 e-vet bill though. DOH !!! Don't want that to happen with Mason. Sugar doesn't mess with them. Good Girl Sugar !!!
Jackie got a couple this week after years of not getting one. Says it's stress and anxiety. Calls them, "silent migraines." Didn't go to work on Monday, rested with the curtains closed and felt better. Went grocery shopping Tuesday and had to have help pumping gas. Said her vision was like two pin holes through a fog, or something like that.
We have lots of copperhead around here. Truthfully, they want nothing to do with people or pets. But I suspect the pooch stuck his face in the snake and left it no option but to strike. Copperhead venom doesn’t kill larger bodies. They just make you wish you were dead. That’s the only thing worse than being dead.Was a good training opportunity today for this miscreant, Mason.
Several years ago, I had a different dog get tagged on the side of the mouth by a Copperhead. Rowdy had badly injured the snake by the time I got to them (almost immediately) and I had to dispatch the snake rather than relocate it.
The dang Copperhead was only about 6-7 feet from the swing I sitting in out back in evening twilight. Only venomous snake I've seen in the yard, thankfully.
Prolly could have treated Rowdy with high doses of Benadryl ... or done nothing ... and he would have been fine. Didn't want to take a chance though and got him to the emergency after hours vet, after watching him start drifting out of it 20-30 minutes after being bitten. Got him antivenin, anti-inflammatory, antibiotics and an overnight stay at the vet. Two days later, Rowdy was completely back to normal and you wouldn't have known he'd been snake bit. Took me a little longer to get over the unexpected $1500 e-vet bill though. DOH !!! Don't want that to happen with Mason. Sugar doesn't mess with them. Good Girl Sugar !!!
Absolutely correct @Bronze. Thing too about Copperheads is that they generally don't move away from danger. They tend to hold fast and defend their position. So where other snakes might boogie on out of there, when Rowdy stuck his snout in Mr Copperheads comfort zone, he got hit.
Rowdy about 20-30 minutes after the bite on the lower right side of his mouth. His eyes were going vacant and I was worried. Got him to the e-vet soon after this pic.
Was a beautiful snake. Too bad I had to end its suffering but if you look closely, you might see one of the puncture marks and a "kink" or two in the spine that Rowdy had inflicted. Their encounter lasted a second and didn't end well for either one.
Rowdy about 20-30 minutes after the bite on the lower right side of his mouth. His eyes were going vacant and I was worried. Got him to the e-vet soon after this pic.
Was a beautiful snake. Too bad I had to end its suffering but if you look closely, you might see one of the puncture marks and a "kink" or two in the spine that Rowdy had inflicted. Their encounter lasted a second and didn't end well for either one.
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Sad what happened to the poor pup. Dogs simply are not fast enough to escape a biting snake. On the other hand, I had front row seats for a snake/cat encounter. Twice. As quick as those snakes are those damn cats are even faster. How they avoid getting nailed is beyond me but I have seen it. It’s like the cat knows when the snake is going to attack before the snake does. Copperheads are beautiful creatures. I wont kill them if I don’t have to. Fortunately I’ve never had to. I capture them then release them back in the woods a long, long way away from the house. It’s pointless to kill them. You just make room for another one to take their place.Absolutely correct @Bronze. Thing too about Copperheads is that they generally don't move away from danger. They tend to hold fast and defend their position. So where other snakes might boogie on out of there, when Rowdy stuck his snout in Mr Copperheads comfort zone, he got hit.
Rowdy about 20-30 minutes after the bite on the lower right side of his mouth. His eyes were going vacant and I was worried. Got him to the e-vet soon after this pic.
Was a beautiful snake. Too bad I had to end its suffering but if you look closely, you might see one of the puncture marks and a "kink" or two in the spine that Rowdy had inflicted. Their encounter lasted a second and didn't end well for either one.
Generally too, if there's one Copperhead, there is at least one other one nearby and maybe more. This incident happened 8 years ago, coincidentally this month 8 years ago, and I've not seen another around the yard. Doesn't mean they weren't or even aren't around though.
Oh yeah. They’re out there. I suspect the dogs have a lot to do with keeping them away from your house despite the one, odd, brave one that popped your dog 8 years ago.
(staying west coast, dudes)
Hobbs, what's that long orange snake?
I feel a lot better today. A LOT. I'm still swollen but my like, lymph nodes are no longer so stuffed with dead white cells that they are HARD. That's really no fun.
I will say, after seeing that ONE dying cockroach heading away from me earlier this week, I have not seen a single ONE. I kind of mentally thought at it, "Oh yea, cockroach, I'm not even going to bother KILLING you. Because no matter how evil you look, guess what. We are EQUALS. We are both going to die."
My first therapist (she was kinda kooky at times but in a good way) told me when I bought the crack house that I was not going to have roaches and they were attracted to a "specific kind of frequency." I did not get roaches there (although to be fair, I didn't test out her theory, I had exterminators come once a month for a year.)
But, I think I have figured it out. Cockroaches (IMHO) were gross, but I never really had them until the Tucson house and they were giant palmetto bugs. So I found them terrifying. But, I had gotten a lot older and more fearful by then, so like, you know, I had to Boric acid etc.
However, lately I am not super scared of much. I mean, let's face it, what is a cockroach gonna do, eat me? Turn me into one?
In any case ever since I beamed that message to the roach, they have retreated. I think the frequency that cockroaches like is FEAR.
Don't get me wrong I am still going to boric acid (or make the husband do it) but I'm gonna wait a bit to see if I even NEED to. Because I'm QUITE sure the roach I saw like, took that message back to his nest and lair and etc.
It's good to be heading toward two less problems, frankly. I hope this bleachy tooth pick thing continues to work because if I have to have gum grafting I will just DIE, etc.
Anna
I will say, after seeing that ONE dying cockroach heading away from me earlier this week, I have not seen a single ONE. I kind of mentally thought at it, "Oh yea, cockroach, I'm not even going to bother KILLING you. Because no matter how evil you look, guess what. We are EQUALS. We are both going to die."
My first therapist (she was kinda kooky at times but in a good way) told me when I bought the crack house that I was not going to have roaches and they were attracted to a "specific kind of frequency." I did not get roaches there (although to be fair, I didn't test out her theory, I had exterminators come once a month for a year.)
But, I think I have figured it out. Cockroaches (IMHO) were gross, but I never really had them until the Tucson house and they were giant palmetto bugs. So I found them terrifying. But, I had gotten a lot older and more fearful by then, so like, you know, I had to Boric acid etc.
However, lately I am not super scared of much. I mean, let's face it, what is a cockroach gonna do, eat me? Turn me into one?
In any case ever since I beamed that message to the roach, they have retreated. I think the frequency that cockroaches like is FEAR.
Don't get me wrong I am still going to boric acid (or make the husband do it) but I'm gonna wait a bit to see if I even NEED to. Because I'm QUITE sure the roach I saw like, took that message back to his nest and lair and etc.
It's good to be heading toward two less problems, frankly. I hope this bleachy tooth pick thing continues to work because if I have to have gum grafting I will just DIE, etc.
Anna
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