Swim Rant

Wearing flip-flops working in my back yard yesterday, while moving a large potted christmas fern to a shady area to set it down, I felt a stinging sensation on the toes of my left foot. To my surprise I was standing on the tail of copperhead snake :doh: and it was very pissed off at me. She struck me three times before I even saw her. Now I've just recieved my final antivenum IV and should be home tomarrow but I had to miss out on swimming today and don't plan to try until Friday Nevertheless, just a warning here for everybody to be carefull outside this time of year. I never thought this would happen to me but it did. Luckily I was home when it happened, but if your out hiking or mountain biking in the middle of nowhere, just make sure you have a plan. :eek: My brother almost stepped on a rattle snake while hiking--it blended into the leaves. He saw it just in time. This was in NE US--somehow I think of poisonous snakes as inhabiting western or southern states. I see a few black or garter snakes in the park near where I live, but they are basically not dangerous. A black snake gave me a start once--I'd dropped something and was looking for it in the grass--and suddenly a black snake began moving within inches of my hand. Be careful out there! Glad you got treated in time, Steve!

Wearing flip-flops working in my back yard yesterday, while moving a large potted christmas fern to a shady area to set it down, I felt a stinging sensation on the toes of my left foot. To my surprise I was standing on the tail of copperhead snake :doh: and it was very pissed off at me. She struck me three times before I even saw her. Now I've just recieved my final antivenum IV and should be home tomarrow but I had to miss out on swimming today and don't plan to try until Friday Nevertheless, just a warning here for everybody to be carefull outside this time of year. I never thought this would happen to me but it did. Luckily I was home when it happened, but if your out hiking or mountain biking in the middle of nowhere, just make sure you have a plan. :eek: My brother almost stepped on a rattle snake while hiking--it blended into the leaves. He saw it just in time. This was in NE US--somehow I think of poisonous snakes as inhabiting western or southern states. I see a few black or garter snakes in the park near where I live, but they are basically not dangerous. A black snake gave me a start once--I'd dropped something and was looking for it in the grass--and suddenly a black snake began moving within inches of my hand. Be careful out there! Glad you got treated in time, Steve!