My wife called and said I have to come home.
I was in az and took a bathroom break and while squatting i look down to see a huge rattle snake going between my feet. It scared the crap out of me, ( literally ) and i almost hit it with a log, ( AND I DON'T MEAN A STICK ).
My wife called and said I have to come home.
Wow...It all adds up too, you thought that story out.
Weasel beat me to the snakes. The only coral snake I've ever seen was while out hunting the old railway. I almost stepped on it and cannot describe the gripping fear I felt at the moment. I've heard coral snake bites are very often fatal. Don't know this for sure but it was in my mind at the time.
We have a small rattler down here that I've run across several times and even had one of my dogs bit by one. Dog lived, snake didn't. I beat it to death, then took Butch to the vet's.
Old Town
Coral snakes have very toxic venom, but little of it. They also have relatively short fangs, so they need a thin-skinned area on your body to get it in. However, it is safest not to let it even attempt to bite.
The small rattler, is it the Pygmy Rattler? The only poisonous snakes in my area are copperheads and timber rattlers, but neither are extremely common around here. I haven't seen a copperhead since I was a kid.
-- Tom