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Monday, May 13, 2019

Snake bite in Ocean View: Copperhead captured, released in nature preserve

OCEAN VIEW – Town of Ocean View police Saturday issued a public safety reminder after a person in their yard was bitten by a snake that proved to be a venomous copperhead.

In response to a snake bite complaint May 11, Ocean View police captured the snake. It was subsequently identified as a copperhead, according to OVPD’s Facebook posting.

The snake was removed by Ocean View police and safely released into a nature preserve.

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9 comments:

  1. The only good snake is a DEAD snake.

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  2. It should have been destroyed.

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    1. And why is that?

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    2. Dogs are usually destroyed if they bite someone, and a dog isn't venomous lol.

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  3. The good news is that the snake survived.

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    1. Look at it close you clearly don’t own or mess with reptiles it’s missing a chunk out of it and in a defensive position it’s been killed just slowly....

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    2. It would be missing more than a chunk if it came in my yard.

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  4. Hell of a close up alive ok

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  5. Death to poisonous snakes, they will just wind up biting someone else or a pet.

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