“I kind of went numb.”
That was Jules Weiss’s reaction to the massive $55,000 hospital bill she received after getting treatment for a snake bite, according to WRC-TV.
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Im going to start a copperhead milking business!
ReplyDeleteBe aware, and don't get bit by snakes.
ReplyDeleteLmao..that ain't steeling is it!
ReplyDeleteThe other day my dog almost got bitten by a cottonmouth.Very first one I've ever seen locally.We were behind the pavilion at Leonards Pond walking along the edge of the woods when I saw it on the verge of striking.I was just barely able to yank my dog out of it's range.It was just after we had all that rain.
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ReplyDeleteIt's because of global warming.
5:17
ReplyDeleteDoubtful that it was a cottonmouth, more likely a common water snake. From Wiki: Due to their habitat choice, poor disposition, and vague similarity to the venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), they are frequently mistaken for them. This results in many more water snakes being killed every year than cottonmouths. Often, water snakes found in areas where the cottonmouth does not range are still killed by humans out of ignorance and fear.
6:10, I've run into a couple of these in very inappropriate places, and would caution anyone to keep an eye out. One big one was 5 feet behind a restaurant. They live among us, and if I can get $40k per milking, well, I just hit the lottery of life!
ReplyDeleteThe thing to do is stand your ground. do not run. Snakes like you running. It's dinner time.
ReplyDeleteYou would be surprised of the number of snakes that are in Washington DC. They crawl from under the rocks all the time and they only attack you when your back is turned. They are called Democrats. Basically low life creatures that pray on anyone who is responsible and pay their taxes.
ReplyDelete9:33 That's hilarious! Love it!!!
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ReplyDeleteLmao..that ain't steeling is it!
August 14, 2013 at 4:56 PM
No, but it might be ironing.
Distribution and Habitat
ReplyDeleteOverall, this species inhabits the Florida panhandle north to Massachusetts and west to Nebraska. Of the five different subspecies the northern copperhead (A. c. mokasen) has the largest range. It inhabits northern Georgia and Alabama north to Massachusetts and west to Illinois.
Copperheads prefer terrestrial to semi-aquatic habitats, which include rocky-forested hillsides and various wetlands. They have also been known to occupy abandoned and rotting wood or sawdust piles.
Fun Facts
The copperhead has solenoglyphous fangs that can be .3 inches (7.2 mm) in length. The length of the fangs is related to the length of the snake; the longer the snake, the longer the fangs. Even newborn copperheads have fully functional fangs that are capable of injecting venom that is just as toxic as adult venom. The fangs are replaced periodically, with each snake having a series of five to seven replacement fangs in the gums behind and above the current functional fang.
Cottonmouths reach 30 to 48 inches (76 to 122 cm) in length, occasionally up to 74 inches (1.8 m). The back is dark olive or black, the belly is paler. On young animals the back is marked by bands with dark borders and paler centers. This pattern is usually lost in older individuals. The snout is always pale, and there is usually a dark vertical line by each nostril. The banding pattern in the young may be striking.
ReplyDeleteCottonmouths reside mainly in the southeastern United States. This includes very southern Virginia to Florida and east to eastern Texas. There are three subspecies: the eastern, Florida, and western cottonmouths.
Cottonmouths are semi-aquatic and can be found near water and fields. They inhabit brackish waters and are commonly found in swamps, streams, marshes, and drainage ditches in the southern lowlands of the United States. They also live at the edges of lakes, ponds, and slow-moving streams and waters. They sun themselves on the branches, logs, and stones at the edge of the water.
There is no particular concern about the conservation of the cottonmouth. Because they are such large and venomous snakes, they have only a couple of natural enemies. These include king snakes, great blue herons, and largemouth bass. Humans are wary of these venomous snakes and try to kill them, but non-venomous water snakes are often mistaken for cottonmouths. As a result, more non-venomous water snakes are killed every year than cottonmouths.
These snakes can cause very severe, and even sometimes fatal, damage when they bite. But this is very uncommon because the cottonmouths are normally not very aggressive creatures. The number of deaths caused by snakebites (all species) every year in the United States is negligible.
Besides their differences in color and markings, I don't understand how they could be mistaken for copperheads. And given that their habitat is southern Virginia and further south to Florida, it would be very rare to see on in this area.
Or maybe 6:10 is confused about which snake this article is about.
As far as I'm concerned, the only good snake is a dead snake.
ReplyDeleteIt's not my intention to start a political argument,but isn't it possible for global warming to cause a more northern migration? Various species of bees and ants have migrated northward much moreso than was predicted,so why not snakes? One year a small child was bitten by a poisonous snake while he was on a King's Dominion ride(the one with the log that slid down a mountain into the water).That's only a 2 hour drive.He died,but only because his father kept pushing him back down every time he jumped up.The snake bit him each subsequent time.100 or so miles is not that far.
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