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    Anyone ever been bitten by a poisonous snake??

    If so what kind?

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    Not me, but a friend of mine 3 years ago near my house in Spain. Doctor said it was a false smooth snake. Good thing is, that their teeth are way back in their mouths, so often they don't hit when they are biting humans.
    Last month there was a snake the whole time in a bush near the front door. Not sure what it was, maybe a Montpellier snake, because it was pretty big (~1.8 meters). We didn't care, the snake didn't care, so I allowed her to stay. Otherwise the gardener could have killed it, but we told him not to.

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    no but came very close.

    was running in the mtns when i heard loud rattling so came to a screeching stop. kinda panicked cause i had no idea where it was at first, then saw a 4 foot rattlesnake directly in front of me. had i taken one more step, would've been bitten.

    dropped a large rock on its head and left. came back next day and it was gone. i think a coyote ate it since i saw one nearby.

    but my dog wasn't so lucky as he was bitten by a rattler.

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    never been bitten but come across them occasionally here in Australia. Brown and Red Belly Black snakes are the most common deadly ones around here.

    My brother was bitten by a brown snake whilst rock fishing on a beach point. He didn't make it back the beach before collapsing and luckily someone spotted him fall and had an ambulance there really fast, or he could have been a goner. (they are quite a bit more poisoness than rattlers)

    Despite there being a lot of them here you will hardly meet a soul who has ever been bitten though. And I can't recall the last time i heard of a snake death on the news.

    They are smart for reptiles. They know to avoid us.

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    Bit by a cottonmouth when I was seven. From what I remember them telling me after I came to in the hospital was that I got really lucky that the snake had likely expended most of its venom a short while ago on something else, and that I'd be fine. Had to take these pills for a month, not because of the venom, but because of the whole "snakes don't brush their teeth" germ scare.

    I didn't even see it, and thought at the time that my leg just got snagged by a fish hook. Then I blacked out.

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    no.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    Bit by a cottonmouth when I was seven. From what I remember them telling me after I came to in the hospital was that I got really lucky that the snake had likely expended most of its venom a short while ago on something else, and that I'd be fine. Had to take these pills for a month, not because of the venom, but because of the whole "snakes don't brush their teeth" germ scare.

    I didn't even see it, and thought at the time that my leg just got snagged by a fish hook. Then I blacked out.
    Did you know the human mouth is up to 40x dirtier than a dogs mouth?

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    Cottonmouth. Kinda grazed me more than a straight 2 fang injection. I sucked it out and kept fishing, but the swelling got bad and I had to go get a couple shots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PAULYPOKER View Post
    Did you know the human mouth is up to 40x dirtier than a dogs mouth?
    some dogs eat shit though

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post

    some dogs eat shit though
    Still cleaner than human mouth by far, on the bacteria scale........

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    Quote Originally Posted by PAULYPOKER View Post
    Still cleaner than human mouth by far, on the bacteria scale........
    Yeahbut the bacteria in our mouths don't hurt us. A dog's mouth though...

    It's like those TV ads that try and scare people into buying disinfectant cleaners. "Millions of bugs on your kitchen taps"... exactly, we have lived in harmony with those millions of bugs forever. Intuitively, It's probably less safe for us to kill them than to have them there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crustyme View Post
    no but came very close.

    was running in the mtns when i heard loud rattling so came to a screeching stop. kinda panicked cause i had no idea where it was at first, then saw a 4 foot rattlesnake directly in front of me. had i taken one more step, would've been bitten.

    dropped a large rock on its head and left. came back next day and it was gone. i think a coyote ate it since i saw one nearby.

    but my dog wasn't so lucky as he was bitten by a rattler.
    Running in the mountains.... Kinda gay

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post

    Yeahbut the bacteria in our mouths don't hurt us. A dog's mouth though...

    It's like those TV ads that try and scare people into buying disinfectant cleaners. "Millions of bugs on your kitchen taps"... exactly, we have lived in harmony with those millions of bugs forever. Intuitively, It's probably less safe for us to kill them than to have them there.
    A human bite can be deadly,Lol..........

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    Snakes really creep me out.

    i live near a swamp and ive had several close encounters with cottonmouths

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    Encountered a cottonmouth once but didn't get near enough to it for it to bite me.

    Biggest snake I ever saw was a fukkin King Cobra.

    Boys, take my word for it, avoid the King.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    Yeahbut the bacteria in our mouths don't hurt us. A dog's mouth though...

    It's like those TV ads that try and scare people into buying disinfectant cleaners. "Millions of bugs on your kitchen taps"... exactly, we have lived in harmony with those millions of bugs forever. Intuitively, It's probably less safe for us to kill them than to have them there.
    They don't hurt us in our mouth at least.

    You're far more likely to be seriously harmed after the fact by a human bite than a dog bite.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tto827 View Post
    They don't hurt us in our mouth at least.

    You're far more likely to be seriously harmed after the fact by a human bite than a dog bite.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crustyme View Post

    dropped a large rock on its head and left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by YOUNGBUCK View Post
    Running in the mountains.... Kinda gay
    lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by PAULYPOKER View Post

    A human bite can be deadly,Lol..........
    Quote Originally Posted by tto827 View Post
    They don't hurt us in our mouth at least.

    You're far more likely to be seriously harmed after the fact by a human bite than a dog bite.
    You guys might be right, but I strongly doubt it.

    Children would be treated urgently after biting each other, and we as a species would consider biting each other a vastly more serious offense than we do if it was anywhere near as likely to make us as sick a a dog bite.

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    Yes back in '96 near tucson

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhillyFlyers View Post
    Encountered a cottonmouth once but didn't get near enough to it for it to bite me.

    Biggest snake I ever saw was a fukkin King Cobra.

    Boys, take my word for it, avoid the King.
    you saw it in person?

    where at?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhillyFlyers View Post
    Encountered a cottonmouth once but didn't get near enough to it for it to bite me.

    Biggest snake I ever saw was a fukkin King Cobra.

    Boys, take my word for it, avoid the King.

    BS....where did you see it??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smoke View Post
    Yes back in '96 near tucson
    what happened?

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    Reminds me of the old joke with the punchline: You're gonna die.

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    Yes, I have

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    Mocs and cottons hang close by in a small river area that runs near the house... Sometimes they come and check out the pool.. Fukk them and fukk spiders.. Ton of browns and black widows too.. I need to move
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    what state do u live in ray?

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    Bit years ago walking through heavy brush. I felt the bite, but brushed it off and kept going. About 3 minutes latter had unbearable throbbing in armpit. Couple minutes after that i was going down for the count. Taken for medical, no idea what snake so Doc gives series of shots. Last shot i received Nurse says: "This will make you very sleepy" before she pulled the shot out i was litterally going into a dream. Woke up next day in bed and no idea of the last 12 hours. Looked at arm where i was bit and had the 2 fang marks and swelling went down.

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    damn, recon...lucky you were around people

    tennessee , bear... all kinds of shit living around here... the brown recluse in my area are as bad as anywhere... i have the house (in and out) pro sprayed 4 times a year and i spray all around with indoor/outdoor orkin spider/bug killer as well as keep some glue traps placed around the door and some windows inside...

    for the snakes, i throw out snake repellent twice a year... its basically really bad smelling moth ball shit ... snake be gone or a similar brand works well.... but during the winter they will come check things out... the dogs help keep them away too, but im too close to water and they are curious creatures

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    damn .... Tennessee is bad for that type stuff?

    My wife has mentioned that she would like to live there... I have only been to Memphis Tennessee once and that was 12 years ago.

    Is Tennessee pretty cool other than that ? is weed easy to get there?

    the part of Tennessee she wants to move to is the Tri-cities area

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    Quote Originally Posted by recon1 View Post
    Bit years ago walking through heavy brush. I felt the bite, but brushed it off and kept going. About 3 minutes latter had unbearable throbbing in armpit. Couple minutes after that i was going down for the count. Taken for medical, no idea what snake so Doc gives series of shots. Last shot i received Nurse says: "This will make you very sleepy" before she pulled the shot out i was litterally going into a dream. Woke up next day in bed and no idea of the last 12 hours. Looked at arm where i was bit and had the 2 fang marks and swelling went down.


    Glad you're hear today recon1, I mean it.

    That's one whopper of a story...a real thread topper.

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