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by Uber Land on 19 July 2010 - 07:07
I care about conservation with these species, not what the next cool morph they can breed.
by Uber Land on 19 July 2010 - 07:07
by yellowrose of Texas on 19 July 2010 - 22:07
What in the world is a snake rack? do not tell me you are like my old neighbor in Galveston county..I went over one day and his wife said Jan you are not gonna believe what is in the garbage can out back that Roger is raising????no I wouldn't and wished I had not looked.........dozens of tiny rats....mice or whatever.... I freaked...6 months later same neighbor had an OPossum stuck in her Drapery Bar above the window in the den....Roger left back patio door open in early mornings when he swam...we both had swimming pools and had trouble with VARMENTS ...mine was in a screen room but the mice and rats ate holes in the expensive black pool screen and ended up in the skimmer....dead but I wouldnt touch them....Roger always left patio door open in early mornings and this possum had been in house for a day or so..Mary remembers night before thinking her poodle was by the bed and come to find out this possum had been in their bedroom and the closet..they found proof and she is afraid that is what she reached over the bed and touched thinking it was her poodle making a noise beside the bed awakening her in a stooper......
I had to get my sons friend to come get it out with big gloves and a net...hissed and tried to eat him...Mary almost divorced Roger . I would have given him a new bed outside on a pool lounger and locked him out there ...let him sleep with the Opossums and rats...
I can save you a few of these creatures if you want..My son had huge yellow tool boxes that are lockable and he kept a copperhead young snake in it three months not opened with dirt and some leaves and it lived....so let me know I will have son in law capture them and call you.....What in the world are you gonna do with them....??
Yellowrose of Texas minus copperheads.....
by Uber Land on 19 July 2010 - 23:07
by jdwintx on 20 July 2010 - 02:07
15,000 dogs and cats bitten by poisonous snakes in the United States annually. The highest envenomation fatality rates occurred in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina and Texas. In dogs, 70-80 percent of bites occur on the face and head, and 20-30 percent occur on the legs, with only rare cases occurring on the body. Rattlesnakes account for 80 percent of dog envenomations, while cottonmouth/water moccasin and copperheads are responsible for the remaining 20 percent.
There is a vacine for snakebite http://www.redrockbiologics.com/FAQ.html#2 don't know much about it though, will need to talk to my vet.
Also my vet offers snakebite aversion classes to help train dogs to avoid snakes, not 100% effective always but should help, period.
Deaths from venomous snakebite never have been high in Texas, and the Texas Department of Health's Bureau of Vital Statistics recorded no snakebite deaths in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The bureau recorded just three snakebite deaths in 1989 and 1990 combined.
It's far more likely that any snake you encounter in Texas will not be one of the venomous species. Most snakes are harmless; all are essential parts of our ecosystem. For example, many snakes help keep populations of prolific mice in check. Only 15 of the approximately 113 species and subspecies of snakes found in Texas are venomous, and some of these are in remote areas where contact with humans is rare.
About 7,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the U.S. annually.
Only 0.2% (1 out of 500) venomous snake bites result in death
On average, 1 to 2 people in Texas die each year from venomous snake bites in Texas.
Roughly half of all venomous snake bites are "dry." That is, the snake does not inject venom into the victim.
by yellowrose of Texas on 20 July 2010 - 02:07
i DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE BOOK WRITTEN BY THE MAN WHO TEACHES BUDAHISM.... THE NOW....
MY INTELLIGENCE AND MY PRUDISH WAYS HAVE SUCESSFULLY DONE ME WILL ALL 66 YRS OF MY LIFE...SO I WILL STILL DE SNAKE MY PROPERTY WHEN I CAN.
OFF TO GET MY BOOTS.
AND MY SHOVEL AND MY MACHETTI
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BACK OF PROPERTY WHERE SOME WERE FOUND IN FRONT OF THIS GATE BY THE TREE UNDER SOME TREATED TIMBERS FOR A DECK UP ON A PILING.
tHE BARN WHERE 6 OF THE COPPERHEADS WERE FOUND BY AND THE ONE LAST WEEK WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE DOCK ABOUT 10FOOT FROM IT.
FOUR OF THE SNAKES WERE UNDER THE TREES OUT WHERE THE GYMN SET IS..by yellowrose of Texas on 20 July 2010 - 03:07
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ABBY WAS BITEN BY THE COPPERHEAD INSIDE THIS WHITE FENCE.
by Sangreinu on 22 July 2010 - 08:07
by yellowrose of Texas on 23 July 2010 - 08:07
Abby got bit again tonight! grrrrrrrrrrrrr I am sick of this..She got her back paw bit and is hobbling on it..I knew immediately. I went down in the truck and she followed. One male was out but he was not with her. She immediately quit walking on it and I knew. It swelled immed. so I administered 2 benedryl and got her into the house. I left lights on so now I have to go back down hill to turn them off.
.Mowed the whole 3 acres today so now they think it is snake playground...grrrrr
FOR SALE THREE ACRES 3 bedroom cottage all electric , heavy with trees , ac/tile floors , completely fenced, with nursery, barn /no restrictions.
CHEAP PM USER only those serious inquiries will be answered. Have agent to represent me and can be seen any ole time..Just mowed completely today ....NOW one of THE SERPENTS attacks again..
My precious girl doesn't deserve this..The best gsd I own and she gets it three times in a year and a half..All because she wants to go everywhere I go. I left Gauda out and not gonna let anyone else out late at night again.
Uberland , come spend the week end with me and you can run my sons wheelchair with light and your trap and take you home a few of my prize demons. I am sick of worrying with all this. I was sick before this happened with an upset digestion system now I am fit to be tied. Katy bar the DOOR>
I am afraid to even step outside to my truck without a shovel .
by Two Moons on 23 July 2010 - 08:07
Sorry to see that, I know it's painful.
As much as I love the natural ways, I would bring in some friends and really go over the place inch by inch, offer a prize for the most found.
Poor girl.
Moons.
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