Have you ever been bit by a venomous snake?

[LeviBP]

I have been rescuing snakes in southern Ohio for as long as I've been able to talk; Mainly to the influence of my father, who is practically a professional at catching and calming wild snakes. He has never used gloves nor hooks, saves every snake he sees from road ways and trails, and has not been bit in over thirty years, and still at it! We have caught Copper Heads, and are hoping to one day rescue an Eastern Rattler. I myself have never been bitten by a venomous snake, but once by a common Water Snake, who a friend had said was a Copper Head in his barn. This is a very common misconception; especially if you see a 'Copper Head' swimming, it is most likely a common Water Snake, as Copper Heads can swim, but are not very water oriented. It is much more likely to see the common Water Snake swimming, and it can be difficult to tell the two apart.

[jparker1167]

i have never been bit by a venomous snake, but i have had a couple close calls. i have kept venomous for around 5 years. a few i keep now and have kept are copperheads, cantil, rattlers, leventine vipers, saw scale viper, gaboons, rhinos, puff adders, death adders, monocled cobras, suphan cobras, spitting cobras, moroccan cobra, king cobras and a few others. right now i only keep around 20 venomous snakes.

[The Hedgehog]

Been with a friend that was almost bit by a rattlesnake. Not on this trip though, this is him moving it out of the road in the everglades.


And before anyone says anything, he's a 5th year at Auburn for Herpetology and Veterinarian degree.

[cecilbturtle]

i was stepping onto a cable bridge and a copper head bit the bottom of my shoe from between the cables. never made into the flesh though. i know thats not what you meant but just didnt want to feel left out.

[nor_cal1980]

Ive been tagged several times by a FWC if that counts....

Hey...I was just curious....what kind of reaction if any did you have from being bitten by FWC....I have one. He's real mellow but you never know.