When I was fifteen-years-old, my dad was bitten by a venomous snake. What he thought was a bull snake ended up being a rattlesnake, and it might not have happened if we would have known how to identify baby rattlers that are prevalent where I grew up in Utah. Though, I have to say baby snakes are difficult to detect.
You see, sometimes it can be difficult identifying a snake, especially if you haven't learned about them or studied their difference in colors and head shape. And if you're bugging out or going on a hike and come across a snake you can't identify, there's no telling what may happen next.
The majority of snakes are not venomous, but in my dad's case, he did come across a venomous snake. Wouldn't you rather be safe than sorry knowing you knew what snake you were dealing with when the situation presented itself?
If you do get bit by a snake, even if it isn't venomous, the largest threat to you is that your wound may become infected with the bacteria that dwells in the snake's mouth. In other words, if you get bit that bacteria is now in your skin. As for a venomous snake, well, even if the bite is small, not only will the bite area swell up A LOT, but it can turn into something severe — so proceed with caution near any snake.
On the next page learn how to identify a copperhead snake and what states you may see this venomous snake slithering in.
Then continue to learn about more venomous snakes, because by doing so you may just save your life.
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Dead dead dead dead dead dead snake yep ID them all
Is it bad that I have 4 outta 6 of these sweethearts in my living room. Including the hybrid baby I created
All you$#%&!@*a*s, punk$#%&!@* illiterate, insignifiCunt stupid lil bitches don’t seem to understand that they are vital to our ecosystem. They are more afraid of you. All they are doing is what God created them to do and will gladly leave you alone, if you leave them alone. Son of a bitching sacks of left over$#%&!@*suckings. Do the world a favor, pull your bottom lip over your head and swallow
Wow, judge much$#%&!@*
Ranting$#%&!@*p***y
That depends on where it bites you..
Yes i can name them…Bad, ugly, mean, ouch, backup and Bob.
Copperhead, water moccasin, timber rattler, Diamondback
Only good snake is a dead one…..period.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Copperhead
U r right they fast to get out of your way all but the cottonmouth they r very mean
Copperhead, cottonmouth, massasauga, western diamondback.
It doesn’t bother me much if people kill them. Personally I just catch and move them down the road 10 miles or so. I have had years when I catch 4-5 and some years don’t see one. I killed a few when I first moved to the prairie. Them learned a good way to catch em. We will never have to worry about any of them being endangered no matter how many we think we’ve killed. They are thick out here.
Yep. They are called dead
I didn’t do too bad. I thought the Massasaugua was a Timber Rattler, and the Western Diamondback was an Eastern Diamondback. But I got the Copperhead and Cottonmouth.
That’s exactly what I guessed Mark. I can’t tell an Eastern from a Western.
You reply in that fashion, and then throw “God” into your rant. Hypocrite much?
In my way. Yes all six. Dead!
Someone needs therapy.
Yea
Right on the fucking head
Momma, daddy, and baby.
TIMMMMMBBBBEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
” The only good snake, is a dead one” …….. I hear and see that statement often. By saying that, you’ve already proven two things to me.
1st. It shows you’ve never had an original thought, due to your STUPIDITY.
2nd. It proves that you’re either severely ignorant, which is sad in this age of information, or you’re a complete and total F#$%ing STUPID$#%&!@*RETARD, AND YOUR MOTHER SHOULD OF SWALLOWED YOU OR WIPED HER$#%&!@*BETTER.
Breakfast lunch dinner and some cool shoes !!!
It can be to the very young, very old or those with preexisting conditions but generally, yes, you are correct.
Creative!!
To easy
If your unsure. Stay away from all of them
I bet she got some Alabama Black Snake in there for your nasty potty mouth!
Yes i can
Kill them all! I don’t discriminate with snakes
I only see 4
Snakes. Dont$#%&!@*with them. Problem solved.
southern NY amd PA too
They all look like bait for my traps to me?
The head shape of most of north Americas venomous snakes is similar and quite different when compared to the non-venomous species. The one exception is the coral snake where colour is the key to its identification.
Here’s one I caught while it was swimming and I was in a canoe. I helped it get to the other side of the lake.
Wow…you are a d**k
Do you kill ants when they build a colony next to your house???
Why is snakes different??
Target practice
From top to bottom I’m gonna guess it’s a copper head, cotton mouth, maybe an eastern rattlesnake (not 100% on this one) and then a diamond back rattlesnakes. Again these are just guesses.
Copperhead
Water moccasin
Rattle snake
Timber rattle snake
And so understanding of those who have certain phobias,
Chuck Jones is a tough guy on the Internet!
Copper head , Cain rattler , prairie rattler , cotton mouth
This is$#%&!@*information. There is very little worry of infection from a non venomous bite. The copperhead isn’t highly venomous and if your dad didn’t k ow the difference in a rattle snake and a bull snake he deserved to get bit. SMMFH
Here’s a rattlesnake Nursing it’s babies. By nursing she’s passing on her deadliest venom and a neuro-message to her young to break into people’s cars and steal their souls. (This is better info then the article above)
Spade shovel, flat shovel, hoe, buckshot, anything I can get my hands on quickly to take their heads off. Until they are dead, I really don’t care what kind of snake they are. Go ahead and tell me all the good things about each of them…again, don’t care.
Do you remember that day on the Highlands course when that black snake paid us a visit