connie1116
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i know this is not a vet line but i cant find my phone and i live way out in the cut my dog has got bitten by a yellow bellied water snake what do i do? please any advice
please help if u can
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RobertBrown
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most water snakes are very likely to bite, however they have no venom.
So.... what you should do is clean the dog up and if there are any cuts use hydrogen peroxide and don't worry about it. They will bite at my dogs and then my dogs kill them. They pick them up and shake the snake doodoo out of them...and get on with dog life.. ( these water snakes here are called "water bandits" or banded water snakes)
as long as your sure of the species, the snake does resemble a moccasin, if it was a moccasin then you might want to take some other precautions
So.... what you should do is clean the dog up and if there are any cuts use hydrogen peroxide and don't worry about it. They will bite at my dogs and then my dogs kill them. They pick them up and shake the snake doodoo out of them...and get on with dog life.. ( these water snakes here are called "water bandits" or banded water snakes)
as long as your sure of the species, the snake does resemble a moccasin, if it was a moccasin then you might want to take some other precautions
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connie1116
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he is kinda twitchy but seems fair. will he get sick or anything? thank you for your time i have never had a snake bite my animal before and i love my dog. thank you
ryer
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Connie,
Do not worry about it. It is completely harmless. A little peroxide will do. I have over 30 years of handling venomous and nonvenomous snakes from all over the world. So I know a little about them. We often catch the large water snakes in our pond, throw them on the bank and let a new puppy run up on them. The snake will strike at them and scare them pretty good. The reason we do this is it teaches them early on not to stick their nose or try to play with a snake. This prevents them later on from being bit by our local copper head and rattle snake population. Your dog will now probably run from all snakes which is a good thing. Hope this helps. Ryer
Do not worry about it. It is completely harmless. A little peroxide will do. I have over 30 years of handling venomous and nonvenomous snakes from all over the world. So I know a little about them. We often catch the large water snakes in our pond, throw them on the bank and let a new puppy run up on them. The snake will strike at them and scare them pretty good. The reason we do this is it teaches them early on not to stick their nose or try to play with a snake. This prevents them later on from being bit by our local copper head and rattle snake population. Your dog will now probably run from all snakes which is a good thing. Hope this helps. Ryer
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Clean the wound. That is important.
Ed of all trades
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Even if it were venomous it most likely will be ok. The farm dogs we had when I was young would come home with their face all swollen and they did not feel to good for a few days but they always were fine in a couple days. I know you want to take care of your dog, and you should, just saying that even if it was venomous things will be ok in the end.
RobertBrown
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I for one would to know how your dog fared.Should I assume that because you did not update that the dog is fine....or did you bury him and find another already?
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connie1116
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he is alive and well thankyou. i did post or atleast i think i did. i made the effort either way. i am new to this forum for discussion thing and their is alot that i am unsure about though i do very much like it and find it very enlightning. forgive my spellingalso.
tae that is my dogs name was sick for a few days and ran a small fever and layed around alot. his leg has went pretty much back to normal except for the spot where the bite actually was. it is kinda hard feeling and slightly raised. he is acting normal and back to chasing everything from grasshoppers to bobcats.
thanks for your concern and i am sorry if i left you hanging on that one.
by the way i still havent figured anything out about my brakes on the tracotr so if yo have any info on that it would be more than welcome. connie
tae that is my dogs name was sick for a few days and ran a small fever and layed around alot. his leg has went pretty much back to normal except for the spot where the bite actually was. it is kinda hard feeling and slightly raised. he is acting normal and back to chasing everything from grasshoppers to bobcats.
thanks for your concern and i am sorry if i left you hanging on that one.
by the way i still havent figured anything out about my brakes on the tracotr so if yo have any info on that it would be more than welcome. connie
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connie1116
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thanks for your reply, i have other dogs but none were ever bitten and i never have lived so far out before either. i love it out here though. thanks for your encouraging words. connie
