Copperhead bite

[Tom S.]

4. Depth of the fat layer will also slow absorption.

Well heck, in that case, bring on the cobras - I'm covered!

 

[Usmc5811]

Well she's still doing great. Worrying me to go for a walk. Where we were walking was just a small 8 acre park. Half the park is the city pool and playground, picnic shelter. So a little more then half the park is open, with the rest being wooded with a walking trail. We were only 50 yards from the playground at the most.
I think it's gonna be a bad year for copperheads. I have killed 2 back in march while morel hunting, and seen 2-3 others also.

 

[kraynky]

I think you should go "snake hunting" and set things right. Fuji looks like a sweetie pie for sure. I'd have to at least try to find that rascal, before some other pet, or God forbid, some youngster ran into it. Maybe take Fuji back on a leash and let her find it, you can administer reparations with a heavy walking stick. The world will be right again, and Fuji will think you're the hero.

 

[Farmer17]

My good friend's son was playing golf in Tulsa with his buddies and saw a Copperhead. Instead of clubbing it he stepped on his head and grabbed the tail and went to fling it in the brush. I think he was showing off, but as he went to fling it the snake bit him on the hand. He spent the night in the hospital and the doctor bills were $50,000 and he didn't have insurance.

 

[BearBio]

Glad to hear your dog is doing better.

Two things that dogs love to play with....
snakes and porcupines !!

I never understood why dogs go back for more ?

And, ..........SKUNKS!

 

[the ringo kid]

And, ..........SKUNKS!

Speaking of skunks. I was reading in some Western-related magazine yesterday-an artical about Slim Pickens. He was showing loads of rodeo "ropes" to an Andrew Prine--who was goinng to be in some Western or rodeo-related movie with him. Prine said he leapt a fence to go rescue a cowboy who'd been cornered (Pickens had been a rodeo-clown before actor) and Pickens himself got cornered and on his back lying onthe ground. Prine thought and said that Slim was going to get killed. Slim yelled he wasnt worried because-------------the bull had no horns.

I forgot to add earlier in the above but--Slim pulled a live skunk out of a bag (box?) he carried and pplaced it next to the thrown cowboy-who saw the skunk and got up faster than greased lightning. The crowd roared with laughter.

 

[RobertJ.]

I'm glad your dog's okay!

I'm very thankful we don't have poisonous critters around these parts!