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Originally posted by Spanky
It is just amazing because they are as tame as cats. When I was a kid I never hesitated to pick one up, and they didn't seem to mind. I think they liked the warmth of your arm. But they never seemed to try and get away when you put them down. It just seems crazy that such a tame animal could kill rattlesnakes. Especially with those big fangs. I guess its not the size of the dog but the size of the fight in the dog.
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My mom was bitten by a copperhead. Because my brother couldn't capture the snake before taking her to the hospital, the doctors couldn't be sure that it was a copperhead and could not administer the antivenin. My mom said the pain was worse than anything she had ever experienced (she has a knack for freakish accidents), like her entire body was on fire. She was in the hospital on a morphine drip for about 2 weeks.
Maybe I should get her some king snakes.
