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I was working on a pool in Parker Saturday morning at sun up that is on a 5 acre fenced in property so I was letting my dog run around with the home owners dog. I heard her yelp and when I went to investigate I found her ripping a rattlesnake into shreds. She got bit in the process and her face and neck swelled up to comical proportions. I knew that this was going to happen one day and I carry a medical kit just for her so I gave her some shots and put her in my truck. Fast forward to this morning and I can now barely tell that she had a problem. WTF? How can people drop dead in a few hours or lose a limb from a snake bite and a dog can just sleep one off like a bad hang over?
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dogs are fucking tough...
I've been concerned about my little buddy recently. Been seeing copperheads sunning on the roads out back far too frequently. He tromps through that grass a lot. I've been trying to keep him with me on the roads and waiting until we get out into dry earth clearings to cut him loose.
Oh, and .38/.357 CCI shot shells finally came off of eternal fucking backorder, so I've got some on the way -
I'm part of a snake ID group on facebook (can post it up if anyone is interested, very informative) and there had to be 5 snake bite reports (copperheads/rattlesnakes mostly) over the last couple of weeks. Some take to vet, but mostly the relieve pain/treat with benadryl, what a few days and dog is good to go.
Anything can still happen so some prefer to leave their dogs at the vet for monitoring. My neighbor's dog had a couple copperhead bites and is still functioning at a ripe old age.Originally posted by MR EDDComment
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Where did you find the shot shells? My dad has been looking for someOriginally posted by Cooter View PostComment
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Same - notifications have not said anything. Have to look around.Originally posted by one slow 5.0 View PostOriginally posted by MR EDDComment
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Without my gun hobby. I would cut off my own dick and let the rats eat it...
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Search this...
What kind of snake is this? North Texas
...in FB. The main person has always big into snakes in the state and helping people identify them. He helped me a time or two via email. He has some ID booklets he sells - anyway, it's an interesting group. Personally, I learned a lot in 1 week when it was 1/4 the size it is now.Originally posted by MR EDDComment
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Originally posted by one slow 5.0 View Post
Cabela's has them online. They're out for delivery today!
I almost bought 10 boxes from a dude on Armslist, but I looked at ammowatch or one of those type sites and saw that Cabela's listed them in stock!
And, after reading the replies to my post, I got to thinking about just how long I'd been looking for these fuckin' things, I just ordered 10 more boxes!
They only show to have .38/.357 in stockComment
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There's going to be some dead copperheads in Brazoria county!!Comment
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Good news is Copperheads are the least venomous species of snake we have in TX...
I'm far less worried about copperheads than I am about rattlesnakes and cotton mouths...But I will still dispatch a copperhead with the same extreme prejudice as a rattlesnake or cotton mouth!"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776Comment
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Do you have a dog or a honey badger?
Pets can take snake bites better than humans. We had a cat growing up and it protected the house from everything. Got bit by a copperhead once and he got a welt, took a long nap, woke up took a long pee, went back to sleep, and was fine a few hours later.Comment
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One of my rottweilers got tagged by a baby copperhead. Fangs went through his ear and into his cheek. He was swollen up for a few days and really sleepy, but he recovered fine.Comment
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Glad to have your Buddy get well quickly. You were also ready with the med kit.
Friends mom at Cedar Creek lake lost her mutt to a large Cottenmouth a few years ago.
Tore her up.
Snakes and 12 Gauges work best for me if they have a triangle head.
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They have a different chemistry and react different to the poison. Glad to hear he's okay.Comment
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