Thursday, May 05, 2005
SNAKES, 2005-05-03 at our CCCK&C club meeting
SNAKES, 2005-05-03 at our CCCK&C club meeting
Yes, we had snakes there! Don Collins brought them for us to "enjoy" as he presented a great story about North Carolina Poisonous Snakes.
Here are my notes. I enjoyed and appreciated his talk very much. Thought you who missed the meeting and all others might like to know about these creatures who produce so much conversation and awe on our trips.
Copperhead–everywhere, mulch piles, not very venomous, bite and hang on, very common, not very big
Coral snake–almost extinct, very venomous, member of Cobra family
Eastern diamond back rattler - they are in our area, very venomous, can die from it, swelling, pain progresses as venom progresses, so do not use tourniquet, wrap with dressing, apply surface pressure in advances of pain to prevent progress in veins, tourniquet stop arteries flow too, do not want to do this, do not exert yourself, be a quiet as possible, do not go to doctor, go to hospital, one standard venom shot for all poisonous snakes now, very expensive, very short shelf life, doctors can’t keep it, don’t suck bite, get extractor (in sporting goods at Wal Mart per our members),cut off surface veins circulation, pack in ice if possible.
Eastern Cottonmouth or Timber Rattlesnake- ditto above-not usually up trees
Non poisonous Carolina water snake. Frequently confused with above. The action of each is different. Very common and frequently seen-in bushes over water, swims with only head above water, ( we frequently see this ahead of us ) The bad boys have body out of water too. The water snake gets out of your way fast. The cotton mouth stays where he is and opens his mouth wide, it is white inside, they wiggle their tail too.
I say, leave them alone and they will leave you alone.
Yes, we had snakes there! Don Collins brought them for us to "enjoy" as he presented a great story about North Carolina Poisonous Snakes.
Here are my notes. I enjoyed and appreciated his talk very much. Thought you who missed the meeting and all others might like to know about these creatures who produce so much conversation and awe on our trips.
Copperhead–everywhere, mulch piles, not very venomous, bite and hang on, very common, not very big
Coral snake–almost extinct, very venomous, member of Cobra family
Eastern diamond back rattler - they are in our area, very venomous, can die from it, swelling, pain progresses as venom progresses, so do not use tourniquet, wrap with dressing, apply surface pressure in advances of pain to prevent progress in veins, tourniquet stop arteries flow too, do not want to do this, do not exert yourself, be a quiet as possible, do not go to doctor, go to hospital, one standard venom shot for all poisonous snakes now, very expensive, very short shelf life, doctors can’t keep it, don’t suck bite, get extractor (in sporting goods at Wal Mart per our members),cut off surface veins circulation, pack in ice if possible.
Eastern Cottonmouth or Timber Rattlesnake- ditto above-not usually up trees
Non poisonous Carolina water snake. Frequently confused with above. The action of each is different. Very common and frequently seen-in bushes over water, swims with only head above water, ( we frequently see this ahead of us ) The bad boys have body out of water too. The water snake gets out of your way fast. The cotton mouth stays where he is and opens his mouth wide, it is white inside, they wiggle their tail too.
I say, leave them alone and they will leave you alone.
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