My Eastern Cottonmouth passed away and its been
weighing heavily on my mind this early morning...
It was a freak accident how it happened. She wasnt
the least bit aggressive to me. Everytime id come in
the room she would come up to the glass and just
watch me.
Well one evening she was acting like she was
hungry so i told
her that id get her a rat or 2....(yeah i talk to my
snakes). I went and got her feeder and came back
in the room. She saw me with the rat and got really
excited like she always has. Im 28...she was my 1st
hot snake. I caught her as a neonate when i was
11. I opened the cage and dropped it in there. She
followed the rat around and finally struck at it. The
rat moved and she ended up with a big splinter
piercing her tongue! I freaked out and didnt know
what to do! She thrashed around in pain and i was
helpless. She stopped and looked at me with her mouth open and i could see the blood and splinter. I didnt know what to do. About a half hr later she was dead. She depended on me and i failed her. 17 yrs she was with me and i couldnt protect her. I failed her... Aftee i examined her, i saw the splinter
pierced the roof of her mouth and pierced her brain.
How do you recover from that?
She was there before going to Iraq and after i got
back. Taking care of her kept me sane for yrs. Now
shes gone ...
Thats my story about a common Eastern
Cottonmouth named Mean Girl
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