LJH
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"He picked it up." Uh ... I'm sorry the guy is dead and his family has lost its husband/father but ... he picked up a venomous snake. :no:
Missouri man dies from Copperhead bite
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A neighbor ran over a Copperhead on the county road through my property not far from my barn a couple years ago.
They are one of the easier snakes to identify I think but I did double check when I got home.
A co-worker camps there all the time and doesn't live that far from Sam A Baker SP.
They are one of the easier snakes to identify I think but I did double check when I got home.
A co-worker camps there all the time and doesn't live that far from Sam A Baker SP.
dmccarty
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Yeah, I don't think he knew the snake was a Copperhead. The only snake I can remember picking up as a green snake. I have an agreement with bees, wasps, hornets and snakes, basically anything that can bite me, I won't mess with you, if you won't mess with me.
This has worked so far, sorta. The only time I have been bitten by things that fly was when I had unintentionally messed with them. Well, the one hornet sting was undeserving. I was reading a book and doing nothing. That was an exception.
Later,
Dan
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Yea, you pick up a venomous snake and it gets a chance to strike 3 times, you know for sure that a) it isn't going to be a dry strike and b) it's going to inject everything it has - once may be chance, second might be coincidence, but three is war.
Guy was dumb for picking it in the first place, especially when he didn't appear to know what it was and even more dumb for not dropping after the first strike.
Guy was dumb for picking it in the first place, especially when he didn't appear to know what it was and even more dumb for not dropping after the first strike.
Markcuda
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I bet the last thing he said to his kids was "I got this"
fordmantpw
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They are fairly common around here, and I'm always cautious out in the woods. They are difficult to see in the fall because they blend in so well with the leaves. However, you just DO NOT TRY TO PICK THEM UP! Period!
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Wow folks. The man died in front of his 2 children on a camping trip.
We all know how smart everyone is here ... but there is no need to trash the guy. My goodness. Say a prayer and feel for his family.
MoKelly
We all know how smart everyone is here ... but there is no need to trash the guy. My goodness. Say a prayer and feel for his family.
MoKelly
fordmantpw
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Well said! I can't begin to imagine how tragic this has been for his family, especially his children who witnessed their father's death.
dmccarty
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Agreed.
The father was trying to spend time with his family which seems to not happen very much today. I can't believe he knew it was poisonous and that ignorance killed him on a family vacation while his family watched.
Later,
Dan
