this is why I hate hunting in warm weather
#13
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Northern WI
Posts: 853
No poisonous snakes but I think there are 2 garter snakes and another 2 tiny fire snakes on my 30 acres. Have not seen one, however for over 5 years. Apparently, snakes don't care for winter 6 months out of the year!
So what do you do if you are bit by one of these rattlers when out in the woods? How much time do you have?
So what do you do if you are bit by one of these rattlers when out in the woods? How much time do you have?
#14
No poisonous snakes but I think there are 2 garter snakes and another 2 tiny fire snakes on my 30 acres. Have not seen one, however for over 5 years. Apparently, snakes don't care for winter 6 months out of the year!
So what do you do if you are bit by one of these rattlers when out in the woods? How much time do you have?
So what do you do if you are bit by one of these rattlers when out in the woods? How much time do you have?
#2 grab your belt and make a tourniquet approximately 2-3 inches above the bite. If you have a bite kit, use the sterile blade to make a small incision just above the bite and then use the suction cups to draw out as much of the venom as you can.
#3 walk, don't run to your vehicle and find the nearest phone, house, medical facility.
#4 do your best to describe the snake to the doctor I.E. color patterns, shape, everything you can remember. Antivenoms are dependent upon which snake your are being treated for.
#5 Get ready for some serious pain because a Rattler or copperhead either one cause some serious damage that is excruciating to put it mildly.
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: MS
Posts: 343
Use to hunt some land that was infested with rattlers! Had a buddy kill one that had 9 buttons on it's rattler. I always wore snake boots while scouting, hunting, etc. but man it was sketchy walking through the woods pitch black out!
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Maine & northern FloRida
Posts: 195
All this talk about snakes makes me wonder why I am looking forward to hunting in Florida. The first week I purchased my house this was on the front step. Can anyone identify?
Expanded Archery has started in Maine, it has been extremely hot. Mid to upper 80's every day, it gets hard to hunt when your covered with sweat by the time you are in the stand... At least there are no snakes, only ticks...
When I select the pic it shows larger, sorry first pic post....
Expanded Archery has started in Maine, it has been extremely hot. Mid to upper 80's every day, it gets hard to hunt when your covered with sweat by the time you are in the stand... At least there are no snakes, only ticks...
When I select the pic it shows larger, sorry first pic post....
Last edited by MaineRida; 09-19-2015 at 11:01 AM. Reason: Additional info
#18
All this talk about snakes makes me wonder why I am looking forward to hunting in Florida. The first week I purchased my house this was on the front step. Can anyone identify?
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Expanded Archery has started in Maine, it has been extremely hot. Mid to upper 80's every day, it gets hard to hunt when your covered with sweat by the time you are in the stand... At least there are no snakes, only ticks...
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Expanded Archery has started in Maine, it has been extremely hot. Mid to upper 80's every day, it gets hard to hunt when your covered with sweat by the time you are in the stand... At least there are no snakes, only ticks...
#20
There is a ledge on the foundation where they like to lay and its face level going down the stairs.
Usually just rat snakes but an occasional copperhead.
The other guy keep killing the rat snakes and I keep telling them more rat snakes = less copperheads.
Last edited by rockport; 09-19-2015 at 10:22 AM.