Tangoddess
Bronze Member
Hi,
Seeking some advice from all you helpful folks on here. We live on a small residential farm in the North Houston, TX area. We will be having some family members move in with us, they are city folk, now moving here because of health needs.
They are petrified, as I am, of snakes and we have already seen a few this year. I do not know much about them and try not to learn
Our property is clear of brush etc, so it is mostly open land with trees scattered, eventually we will plant some grass.
What are the best practices to stay safe if my family members come across a snake?
I understand there are different types, some venomous, some not etc. I doubt anyone is planning to kill them unless it is a life and death situation, but how does one safely behave if one sees one close to themselves?
To add, what should be done, if Lord forbid, one is bitten....I understand call 911....but I read something about putting the bite site below the heart...but above the heart for example for a coral snake, but maybe I am mixed up on this.
Any advice you can give me to learn and share with them to stay safe will be appreciated. I understand that other insects can be more deadly, bees, etc. but that is for another day.
Please do not post images of snakes if possible.
Thank you
Seeking some advice from all you helpful folks on here. We live on a small residential farm in the North Houston, TX area. We will be having some family members move in with us, they are city folk, now moving here because of health needs.
They are petrified, as I am, of snakes and we have already seen a few this year. I do not know much about them and try not to learn
Our property is clear of brush etc, so it is mostly open land with trees scattered, eventually we will plant some grass.
What are the best practices to stay safe if my family members come across a snake?
I understand there are different types, some venomous, some not etc. I doubt anyone is planning to kill them unless it is a life and death situation, but how does one safely behave if one sees one close to themselves?
To add, what should be done, if Lord forbid, one is bitten....I understand call 911....but I read something about putting the bite site below the heart...but above the heart for example for a coral snake, but maybe I am mixed up on this.
Any advice you can give me to learn and share with them to stay safe will be appreciated. I understand that other insects can be more deadly, bees, etc. but that is for another day.
Please do not post images of snakes if possible.
Thank you