[Ditter]

That is the snake bite instruction that I received too. I forgot to mention the cutting part. Also the person who sucked the poison out should not have a cut or sore in their mouth.

A friend of mines dog was bitten by a snake and the anti venom that the vet gave the dog was very expensive, several thousand dollars.

One of my dogs was bitten by a copperhead on the end of his nose. It was many years ago and I don't remember it being a big deal.

[yarddog]

More people in the U.S. are bitten by copperheads than any other venomous snake. Hardly anyone ever dies from their bite.

They are actually uncommon around here tho I killed two right in my back yard and within 5 minutes of each other. That was the first copperheads I had seen in this area in 50 years.

[Grams A]

I remember somebody in the Houston area had a snake bite recently and he had to go to three different hospitals before he found one that had any anti-venom.

Didn’t realize it was so expensive - wonder if it’s covered by Obamacare. LOL

[PLMerite]

“Also the person who sucked the poison out should not have a cut or sore in their mouth.”

Yeah, mouth sores are a buzzkill in a lot of situations, unless you’ve been at sea for a long time.