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Friend got tagged by a copperhead
Posted on 6/22/24 at 7:49 am
Posted on 6/22/24 at 7:49 am
Buddy of mine got tagged by a Trans-Pecos copperhead that he caught on a trip to West Texas. Did not seek treatment.
…then the next morning was doing stuff like this with his swollen hand.
36 hours later was good to go.
…then the next morning was doing stuff like this with his swollen hand.
36 hours later was good to go.
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Posted on 6/22/24 at 8:03 am to TigrrrDad
Must have been a dry bite. If he had venom it would look and feel 100 times worse
Posted on 6/22/24 at 8:33 am to TigrrrDad
So, basically you're saying your friend is not smart enough to just leave the venomous snake alone so it could just get on with its life.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 8:35 am to TigrrrDad
Trans Pecos copperhead? Didn't know snakes could have sex change.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 8:36 am to TigrrrDad
You aren’t far behind baw. Keep fricking around and you are gonna find out
Posted on 6/22/24 at 8:42 am to VernonPLSUfan
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Trans Pecos
he better hope that shite isn't contagious.
Good for your friend though. Got some good dopamine hits from the dank social media likes he spun up.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 10:24 am to TigrrrDad
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Did not seek treatment.
My nephew lost a fingertip after a copperhead bite despite being near Vanderbilt and getting anti-venom pretty quickly. It looked like his fingertip just rotted off. I suppose it's possible that your buddy has Superman genes and resisted the venom; it's more likely that he's lucky (and dumb) and got a dry bite.
They're not much of a threat to kill an adult human but they can cause some nasty localized necrosis.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 11:06 am to TigrrrDad
Trying to show he’s tough but drives a Subaru
This post was edited on 6/22/24 at 11:06 am
Posted on 6/22/24 at 12:08 pm to TigrrrDad
I wasn’t going to comment……. BUT………
My PawPaw had an acronym for people like your friend. DDA. Double Dumb arse.
I got bit by a copperhead when I was 10. Liked to have killed me. I was allergic to anti venom. Spent over a month in Doctors Hospital in Shreveport, LA. 2 weeks in ICU. My right leg swole up bigger than a 25 lb watermelon. Severe damage to muscles. Had to learn how to walk all over.
And I didn’t frick with it. I walked to close to it. Didn’t see it. And got nailed.
And it happened on Friday the 13th……..
The law of averages is going to run out for you guys one day you keep fricking with poisonous snakes.
My PawPaw had an acronym for people like your friend. DDA. Double Dumb arse.
I got bit by a copperhead when I was 10. Liked to have killed me. I was allergic to anti venom. Spent over a month in Doctors Hospital in Shreveport, LA. 2 weeks in ICU. My right leg swole up bigger than a 25 lb watermelon. Severe damage to muscles. Had to learn how to walk all over.
And I didn’t frick with it. I walked to close to it. Didn’t see it. And got nailed.
And it happened on Friday the 13th……..
The law of averages is going to run out for you guys one day you keep fricking with poisonous snakes.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 1:28 pm to TigrrrDad
Note to myself: Don't play tag with a fukkin snake.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 1:53 pm to Ron Cheramie
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You aren’t far behind baw. Keep fricking around and you are gonna find out
Yeah…had a close-ish call with this little canebrake last night.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 1:56 pm to Turnblad85
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Good for your friend though. Got some good dopamine hits from the dank social media likes he spun up
Social media likes are literally his job though. He’s an influencer with a few million social media followers so generating views & likes is how he makes a living
Posted on 6/22/24 at 2:29 pm to TigrrrDad
I don't have any data to back it up, but copperhead bites seem more variable (as far as the degree of damage done) than most of our other venomous snakes. I've heard of everything from nothing, not even swelling (clearly a dry bite) to nearly losing limbs, and everything in between.
Maybe it just has more to do with the person who is bit, I don't know.
Maybe it just has more to do with the person who is bit, I don't know.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 2:29 pm to TigrrrDad
Pretty sure I saw you on my fb reels the other night catching mud snakes and whatnot. I don’t remember the IG handle that it showed up under , but I enjoyed the videos.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 2:32 pm to TigrrrDad
It is a fact that there is a wide scale of sensitivity to venom among humans. Some people have a very low scale of sensitivity, and I am among them.
I found this out as a young boy when I was first bitten by a copperhead at around 7 years old while running around in the woods. I went home and told my mother who took me to the doctor immediately. There was never any swelling or ill-effect whatsoever. The doctor cleaned it up and gave me a tetanus and something else for infection but that was it. Long story short, I was bitten several times after that by copperheads and once by a Moccasin and only once had a bite get infected. They could not have all been dry bites. I am the same way with wasps, I feel a slight sting for 30 seconds and then it's gone.
This is not a brag, just a fact.
I found this out as a young boy when I was first bitten by a copperhead at around 7 years old while running around in the woods. I went home and told my mother who took me to the doctor immediately. There was never any swelling or ill-effect whatsoever. The doctor cleaned it up and gave me a tetanus and something else for infection but that was it. Long story short, I was bitten several times after that by copperheads and once by a Moccasin and only once had a bite get infected. They could not have all been dry bites. I am the same way with wasps, I feel a slight sting for 30 seconds and then it's gone.
This is not a brag, just a fact.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 2:39 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I don't have any data to back it up, but copperhead bites seem more variable (as far as the degree of damage done) than most of our other venomous snakes. I've heard of everything from nothing, not even swelling (clearly a dry bite) to nearly losing limbs, and everything in between. Maybe it just has more to do with the person who is bit, I don't know
If I had to take a venomous hit, a copperhead would definitely be my preference.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 2:43 pm to Tigerinthewoods
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It is a fact that there is a wide scale of sensitivity to venom among humans. Some people have a very low scale of sensitivity, and I am among them
Yeah last time I was in the Everglades we ran into a pretty well known herper from that area and herped with him for a while. He spotted a garter snake but didn’t catch it - he said he has a reaction from their very mild venom. Said a bite from a garter would turn his whole finger into a black, swollen mess.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 3:00 pm to TigrrrDad
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If I had to take a venomous hit, a copperhead would definitely be my preference.
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he said he has a reaction from their very mild venom.
Why wouldn't you choose garter
Posted on 6/22/24 at 3:25 pm to MoarKilometers
Cause no one really considers them venomous.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 4:03 pm to TigrrrDad
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Cause no one really considers them venomous.
To quote a friend of mine, "Meh, they're a little itchy."
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