Snake pics

thats a northern water snake. You see, it drinks unsweetened tea rather than sweetened.
 
Joezilla said:
You bleed like the bejusus due to anti-coagulant properties in their blood
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And I thought it was from all the Vodka I had in me from the night before.:o

Seriously though, I don't mind the bleeding, but whats with the smell. Is that some sort of defense mechanism?
 
MUSK! It is a smell they emit as a defense mechanism! Ding! you got it!
The jeeps wreak of this smell during the summer. My girlfriend won't go in mine half the time because of it.
 
Md 25v said:
I see the question of how dangerous copperheads really are come up a lot and most of the internet info is just plain wrong. The simple fact is that there has not been a single copperhead related fatality in the past fifty years and if you don't believe me just check with US fish and wildlife. Copperheads are more prevalent than any other venomous snake in the US and account for more than one third of native snake envenomations because people often try to handle them. To give you an idea of their actual venom potency and deliver this is how it is determined. We take the average amount of venom an adult snake is capable to deliver in a single bite and take the amount of venom it takes to kill 50 of 100 mice in 24 hours. Copperheads can deliver at most 40.0-70.2mg per bite. It take 10.9mg to produce a result of LD-50, (leathal dose at 50% in 24 hrs) which means that a copperhead is only able to deliver 5-6 times the venom it takes to have a 50% chance of killing a mouse. And this amount is only delivered by the largest females, most specimens only deliver two to three times what it takes to have a 50% chance of killing a mouse. Sorry for the technical answer but this is one of those things that really gets to me and most of the herpetology community.
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my cousin was bit by a hatchling on the toe (through sandals) and she had 4 doses of antivenom and 3 days stay in the hospital? did the baby make a difference? certainly in aggressive ness but in toxicity or volume of the venom
 
that was a very unusual reaction, not the norm at all. babies are NOT nore toxic than adults in Agkistrodons. Babies also put off as little as 4-5mg of venom. Most emergency room doctors are not properly trained in snake bite treatment and she may have had those issues from the antivenin as much as the bite, that happens very often. It could also be an allergic reaction, don't forget, lots of people die from a single bee sting every year.
 
Md 25v said:
Most emergency room doctors are not properly trained in snake bite treatment and she may have had those issues from the antivenin as much as the bite, that happens very often. I
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Most underrated comment ever!!!
he is preaching gospel here!
Hospitals really aren't trained well enough for snake envenomations.

Thanks for posting this thread MD, I know I kinda went pirate style and hijacked it with pictures, but you gotta undahstand!!! they don't let me post too many slithery things so it was kinda built up :)
 
I'm glad to see a fellow herper on here
your pics are great, keep 'em comming
 
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well here are a few of mine as cute little babies. unfortunatley I had to sell them before they got to a good size.

I wish I could have at least one , I would have a rough green again in a heart beat if I could.

cya
jimi
 

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Md_25v and Joezilla, thanks. I've seen northern watersnakes near where I found this guy, but they were all very dark -- this guy's coloration threw me off.

Thanks again!
 
Here's my one and only (for now). Female ball python (Python regius), 24" long. She's a heterozygous albino.

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The only snakes around here are the eastern garter snake and they don't really like people messing with them. We kept one for about seven months (about a year ago) before it decided that it wanted to starve, so in the spring we released it into the woods where it came from. My daughter named it Boots.
 
lets not continue with that kind of stuff on the thread. We all know way to many stories of stupid people doing stupid things but for now lets just enjoy the great herps that everyone has posted.
 
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