She had to have a c section, but all are doing fine!
Well that??s 8 less copperheads to worry about. ?????ÿ
The eternal battle between man and snake as documented in Genesis 3:15 (KJV), dictating us to kill snakes or get our heels bruised:
15?ÿAnd I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
...and the battle continues!
PS - How many remember Johnny Hart's comic strip "B.C." ??ÿ One character (originally Fat Broad, now known as Jane)?ÿ took the scriptures literally and pummeled the poor serpent every chance she got.?ÿ That poor snake never got a break.?ÿ?ÿ
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Me:17;86 ch. 4.1@a ?ÿ ??moi shalt haul ass at first observance of mighty serpent? ?????ÿ
@flga
I can't remember if it's in First or Second Condominiums, but the Scriptures tell us:?ÿ "The Lord giveth a righteous man the power to hover in the air above a serpent on the trail."?ÿ ?ÿ
In this case I believe the definition of a righteous man is he who carries with him a garden hoe.
I've been bit 3 times... No damage. Once was a big rattler, caught my pant leg, left a streak of venom on my pants, ran down into/onto my shoe.
Once was my finger. Small copperhead, as I was moving stones, to set a traverse point. It caught the skin on the tip of my finger. It did not get into my blood stream.
Once was some minor mishap, but I was spared any damage.
But, my mom got bit 15 yrs ago. I cut the x, sucked and spit a bunch. It was on her calf, between knee and ankle. It stinks, and gives your mouth a pucker.
My wife got bit 6 weeks ago. Copperhead. One fang. But, she was standing on it. She's been on crutches. She walks on it now, but she's tender.
I don't like snakes. They are filthy, stink, and are not predictable.
I've got more snake stories than I can remember. Most are not too bad, ie, no damage. Snakes are a remind of the garden of Eden. I don't like em.
Thank you,
Nate
There was an on-site, landowner, regulators, including wildlife expert, landman for the company, surveyor, no real reason to be there for him.?ÿ
Landowner is a brick of an old rancher, probably could lift the front of your pickup up if you need to change the tire and hold it there while you do.
He's the first over the fence to the site, a rattler coils up at him, he picks up a big flat rock and drops it on the snake, cuts off the head with his knife and covers it up, talking the whole time about other issues and walking off like nothing happened.
The wildlife expert is a freshly out of school young women still on the side of the fence with the pick-ups parked, she burst into tears and the landman stays behind to console the broken-hearted woman while the rancher strides to the site with the rest of us totally unaware of the terrible act he committed.
Surveyor is swallowing hard, knowing that bursting into laughter would not be cool at that time. ?ÿ
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Unfortunately, mamma did not pull out. She was apparently not re-assembled correctly. But, the crows had a feast. I like happy endings.
It's hard to get a good look at the head but I'm guessing that's a water moccasin. Am I right?
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I'm not sure. Momma looks like water mocosine but babies look copperhead.
They are good now, either way.
Thank you,
Nate
Moccasins eat copperheads
?ÿMy Niece's Husband killed this moccasin, chopped his head off. When the oldest Son picked it up by the tail for a picture, the copperhead fell out.
I know things get lost on forums like this without facial expressions and tone of voice. Especially sarcasm.
I am assuming you knew this but just to be very clear to others that are not in copperhead country, that water moccasin DID NOT have 7 baby copperheads about to be born. Those were LUNCH!
OR...
Maybe there really is a thing called copper-bellied water rattler!
In my pic, those are in fact babies. After you've been bit, you will have animosity towards those sweet little fellas.
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Ok, I now feel I can "call it". They are cottonmouths.
Nate
