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Snake Bit
Sam06
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A guy died from a copperhead snake bite.
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https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/05/alabama-man-dies-3-days-after-copperhead-snake-bite-at-smith-lake.html
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A Tuscaloosa husband, father, son and brother died Monday, three days after he was bitten by a copperhead snake at the family?s Smith Lake home.
Oliver ?Chum? Baker, 52, was pronounced dead at a Huntsville hospital. He leaves behind a large, close-knit family including his wife, Marilou Briney Baker, and sons Charlie, who just graduated from high school, and 12-year-old Walden. Baker grew up in the Birmingham area.
?He never met a stranger,?? said his brother, Reb Baker. ?He loved everybody.?
The family had gathered at the lake home for the long holiday weekend. Baker was outside on the stone patio walking his new lab puppy when he alerted family members that he had been bitten by a copperhead. The snake was still coiled up outside the back door.
It looks like anaphylactic shock got him. Copper head venom is not all that powerful but if you have an allergic reaction and go into shock you are done. Like bee sting. I think more people die from bee stings and AS than snake bites.
Link
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/05/alabama-man-dies-3-days-after-copperhead-snake-bite-at-smith-lake.html
C&P
A Tuscaloosa husband, father, son and brother died Monday, three days after he was bitten by a copperhead snake at the family?s Smith Lake home.
Oliver ?Chum? Baker, 52, was pronounced dead at a Huntsville hospital. He leaves behind a large, close-knit family including his wife, Marilou Briney Baker, and sons Charlie, who just graduated from high school, and 12-year-old Walden. Baker grew up in the Birmingham area.
?He never met a stranger,?? said his brother, Reb Baker. ?He loved everybody.?
The family had gathered at the lake home for the long holiday weekend. Baker was outside on the stone patio walking his new lab puppy when he alerted family members that he had been bitten by a copperhead. The snake was still coiled up outside the back door.
It looks like anaphylactic shock got him. Copper head venom is not all that powerful but if you have an allergic reaction and go into shock you are done. Like bee sting. I think more people die from bee stings and AS than snake bites.
RLTW
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The 20 gauge pump and the .22lr pistol got most of them.
I' ve read that the copperhead is "almost" being listed nonpoisonous, the venom is getting that weak.
Shock is still a factor tho.
I caught a * snake and put him near my barn, I hope he likes mice.
My dog got bit a few years ago by a Copperhead and the vet told me to give him Benhadryl 1 for ever 20# and keep an eye on him. He was fine except for the swelling. He learned his lesson though now he sees a snake and he will either bark at it or try to kill it.
I wonder if they hit him with a epipen would he have come out of it or would it have run the venom through him harder? I have dealt with soldiers who were allergic to bees and give many a shot to them. Its scary to see how fast it comes on.
He was bitten by a small Copperhead on his little finger. Fortunately, he was at home and his wife was there, because he was almost immediately incoherent, and then unconscious. A helicopter took him to a hospital, but had to land on the way because his heart stopped, and they had to get him going again.
He was bitten by a small Copperhead on his little finger. Fortunately, he was at home and his wife was there, because he was almost immediately incoherent, and then unconscious. A helicopter took him to a hospital, but had to land on the way because his heart stopped, and they had to get him going again.