david blackstoc
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I hope that goes for the far east part of Washington too. I almost stepped on a 5 foot rattler camping in Yakima canyon last year. I think I was shakin more than he was rattlin and I scared him away.I am thankful that there are no venomous snakes in the western half of Washington.
It is a give and take relationship for sure.. I try to avoid at all costs, but every once in a while one will get to aggressive. First two shots in my pistol are rat shot. They are shot shells for pistol..
Are venomous snakes really that prevalent in the Chicago area -- at least enough to worry about?
Here we see mainly cotton mouths and copperheads, while riding 3wheelers , ran over what I thought was a stick, turned out to be a velvet tail rattler and was bitten on ankle when I was 17, was a really rough time for a bit. Antivenom is one expensive drug. Like post said above, I let them go their own way and keep a really good eye out now.
"What to do if you are bitten by a poisonous snake".
.....................................STAY CALM!......................................
When I was in high school, I nearly stepped on a couple of rattlers while quail hunting the week after Christmas.A few years ago, I was detecting along a creek bank in late February. It was sunny, but chilly and there was still ice at the edge of the creek, so I didn't expect to see any snakes. I happened to glance up and right in front of me was
a coiled cottonmouth. I ended up in the creek, detector and all. I guess the weather had made the snake a little sluggish and he couldn't get out of my way or strike fast enough. Fortunately, I didn't get bitten and my detector survived.