Swimming rattlesnakes?

[84superchamp]

It was blue for decades. People woke up after the unions and democrats destroyed coal. Now…we are on the decline and I see no way out.

And some real battles between the “ideologies” took place there, bloody battles.

 

[JackBootedThug]

You ever see an eastern hog nose? Scared the fuckin shit out of me. Fucker raised up in front of me and let out this giant hiss…. It looked like that mother fucker in Conan the barbarian. I had a stick and chucked it at it and the damn thing fell over and went belly up. It was only three feet long…seemed about 20’ at least. That’s their defense mechanism. Playing possum after acting like a giant demon possessed anaconda.

 

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[japetus]

I’ve wondered about that; as the winters get warmer in northern Indiana, will those poisonous snakes from Kentucky start to migrate north? Copperheads and moccasins were everywhere in Kentucky during my childhood there but rarely, if ever seen here. Rattlesnakes too.

"Snakes on a Plain"

 

[Dan Gleesak]

I have seen people die from brown recluse and copper heads. The dummy that the copper head killed never got help and infection got him. I think he was a breed though. Buddies uncle got bit by a recluse and they just kept amputating until it was done.

When my wife got bit, the first doctor said it was a tick bite and sent her on her way.
After her leg started to blister and turn black her dad lost his shit and brought her back in with the actual spider lol. It was in a pair of pants she put in when it bit her. Lucky it was still dead inside the pants

 

[Dan Gleesak]

That sucks. It’s rare though. My wife got bit on the face. It was a sore and it took a month for it to go away and it was painful but she was never hospitalized. I get bit and it’s no different than any other bug bite.

Sorry about your wife. I assume you took steps to eradicate and keep them out ?

It was a shitty old apartment of hers that she moved out of after the fact. Probably dumped the bf she lived with too lol

 

[JackBootedThug]

Hellbenders can scare the shit out of you also.

 

[Bad Brain]

brought her back in with the actual spider lol

So did he chuck it at the doc’s head?

 

[japetus]

It was a shitty old apartment of hers that she moved out of after the fact. Probably dumped the bf she lived with too lol

She's with him and the snake...as we speak.

 

[MadAsAHatter]

Brown recluse ain’t gonna kill you. Every spider my wife sees she swears is a brown recluse. No doubt we have shit tons of them but they are easily the most misidentified spider in the world. And their bite does nothing to me.

I had a pretty bad reaction to a brown recluse bite. It got me on my thumb. Over several hours I was gradually feeling more nauseous and having bad pain where it bit me. I also starting seeing the veins in my arm start to protrude get those "poison streaks" that stated approaching my heart. At that point I figured it's be a good idea to go get checked out. Doctor gave me a few shots, I assume antivenin or similar antibiotics. I started feeling better after a while, but still had to keep things monitored. I still have the scar from where it bit me.

 

[MadAsAHatter]

You ever see an eastern hog nose? Scared the fuckin shit out of me. Fucker raised up in front of me and let out this giant hiss…. It looked like that mother fucker in Conan the barbarian. I had a stick and chucked it at it and the damn thing fell over and went belly up. It was only three feet long…seemed about 20’ at least. That’s their defense mechanism. Playing possum after acting like a giant demon possessed anaconda.

I used to have a western hognose as a "pet". Pretty cool little snake. It was amusing to see him play dead; tongue hanging out an all.
Interesting thing about hognoses; both eastern and western, is they're rear fanged and have remnants of venom glands, but not venomous. It's theorized they used to be venomous. Since frogs are their main prey they lost the need for venom but kept the fangs and use them to pop the frog's air sacks when they swell up in defense of getting eaten.

 

[MadAsAHatter]

Since we're talking about snakes anyone want to see mine???

Spoiler

It's my pet Black Ratsnake! What do you think I was was posting a picture of? Get you head out of the gutter; pervert!
Just took this pic of him. His eyes turned blue earlier today so he should be shedding soon.