Cottonmouth Vs Kel Tec

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Not an all inclusive list, but Rattlesnakes (of all types)...do account for their fair share.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_snake_bites_in_the_United_States

I couldn't help but notice (according to the circumstances listed)...that handling venomous snakes during religious services....seems to be a risky proposition (Father and Son both killed...years apart) as well as another account.

But as previously stated....there are only about 10-12 'reported' deaths in the U.S. each year....despite the thousands of snake bite cases.

Bees and Wasps claim many more lives.
 
But as previously stated....there are only about 10-12 'reported' deaths in the U.S. each year....despite the thousands of snake bite cases.

Bees and Wasps claim many more lives.
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Well, we're fortunate in this country to have the medical resources we do (and that none of ours are as venomous as snakes like the Black Mamba, the venom of which can kill in under 20 minutes with massive envemonation, and untreated mamba bites have a 100% mortality rate).

Rattlesnake & Moccasin bites to a healthy adult are seldom fatal even if untreated. The Coral snake is much more dangerous from a toxicity standpoint, but human bites are extremely rare.

Unlike the relatively slow acting venom of snakes, though, anaphylaxis from insect stings & bites can cause respiratory or cardiac failure in minutes. Absent immediate medical treatment (or epi-pen), one can be in very serious trouble if attacked by a large number of bees, wasps or hornets.

I'm not currently allergic to any insect, but would be much more afraid of being attacked by a swarm of stinging insects than being bitten by our indigenous praire rattler.
 
Now that's my nightmare right there. Getting swarmed by one of those big paper strawberry shaped hornets nests busting......shudder.:what:
 
I kill more rattle snakes per year than I can keep track of, and I don't hesitate to kill them regardless of where I encounter them! A rattler, is a rattler, and must die when I encounter them. If you've ever been hit by one, you would have a better understanding of why I never allow one to survive! If the venom doesn't get you, the infection that follows can challenge even the best of us, and is 10 times more dangerous than the poison can be. Not to mention, it feels like getting hit with a baseball bat when the hit you.

GS
 
A rancher I know almost lost his foot and spent 6 weeks in the hospital with no health insurance. The bite was a 2 foot juvenile rattler thru his but at the front door of his trailer. He needed a skin graft and his is left with probably 70% use of his foot after 1 year of healing. Knowing him he probably didnt go to the hospital right away but I am just speculating. That guy Manny Puig of Savage Wild lost his finger to a rattler on camera. You dont have to die for it to mess you up good.
 
Last year a kayacker was bitten by a cottonmouth on the Buffalo river in TN. According to the newspaper article, the victim spent a week at Vanderbilt Hosp, and had several operations that saved the hand where he was bitten.

He also received two doses of anti-venom which costs close to $12,000 per dose!

Kayakers who paddle custom made craft with custom paddles tested in wind tunnels who wear custom spandex kayak outfits often act like they are morally superior to us mere mortals, but apparently aren't snakeproof after all!

Maybe the cottonmouth didn't see the custom three hundred dollar yuppie kayak helmet.:D
 
jaysouth said:
Last year a kayacker was bitten by a cottonmouth on the Buffalo river in TN. According to the newspaper article, the victim spent a week at Vanderbilt Hosp, and had several operations that saved the hand where he was bitten.

He also received two doses of anti-venom which costs close to $12,000 per dose!

Kayakers who paddle custom made craft with custom paddles tested in wind tunnels who wear custom spandex kayak outfits often act like they are morally superior to us mere mortals, but apparently aren't snakeproof after all!

Maybe the cottonmouth didn't see the custom three hundred dollar yuppie kayak helmet.:D
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I frog gig at night in a local lake. We go on kayaks due to one of my good friends not having the use of his legs. I have more than once noticed that the local snakes take a real interest in what we are, and follow right behind when we paddle across the lake. Maybe it is the lit up piece of red or yellow plastic we are floating along in.
 
I have actually been bitten twice by snakes. I was very lucky that both were non-venomous. The only time I was truly afraid for my life was while i was in Infantry training in the Marine Corps. I had dug a cat hole to do "my business" and I was squatting over it and leaning against a fallen tree for stability and a copperhead came out from under the tree over my trousers. It was an "OH! S**t" moment for sure. Anyways the point if that story is look where you are doing anything in the outdoors.
 
I had dug a cat hole to do "my business" and I was squatting over it and leaning against a fallen tree for stability and a copperhead came out from under the tree over my trousers.
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On the plus side, it made you finish your business faster didn't it? I know I sure would have **** my pants (metaphorically speaking considering they would already be around my ankles).... ;)
 
allaroundhunter said:
On the plus side, it made you finish your business faster didn't it? I know I sure would have **** my pants (metaphorically speaking considering they would already be around my ankles).... ;)
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It sure did. It also made for what one of my buddies called a very funny scene of a Marine chasing a snake with an E-tool and his pants around his ankles.
 
That is not a water moccasin(as in cottonmouth). You shot a non-venomous snake from what I can see there.
 
garyh9900 said:
That is not a water moccasin(as in cottonmouth). You shot a non-venomous snake from what I can see there.
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??? This is a classic specimen of a cottonmouth/water moccasin. I'm not sure what you think I shot, but you are incorrect.
 
Adelbridge, that is the most beautiful copper head i've ever seen hands down.
Any real snake enthusiast would have paid good money because of it's unique pattern and high color.
Allmost looks related to some specimens i've collected in the Carolinas.
 
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