Imfo on snake bites and dogs.

[Texas Tracker]

If you have dogs its a good read.

http://gametimedogservices.com/2013/04/23/how-to-keep-your-dog-safe-on-austin-trail-walks-during-rattlesnake-season/

[Flint knapper]

Good info!

[Kdub]

Thats a good article. I have tracking dogs and I strongly advocate snake avoidance training and I get my dogs the shots too. I hope I don't have to find out if the shots really help or not.

[76aggie]

It was a good article. Thanks for sharing. I have a JRT that is a tracking dog. He has been to snake avoidance training several times and also gets regular vaccinations. He got hit by a copperhead in our back yard last month. I have used in in West Texas for a number of years without an encounter that I know of. What luck to get bit in the yard! It cost me a lot of coins at the Vet's office but he made a complete recovery in about 24 hours. JRT's are fairly small dogs although he is a big one at about 30 lbs. I really believe in the vaccinations. I don't think he would have bounced back so fast without the shots.

[TX_Phil]

Good read. Thanks for sharing.

Our lab got bit on the end of his nose last fall but we're not 100% sure what flavor of snake it as. No one has ever reported a rattle snake in our area of the neighborhood but it is possible. More than likely it was a copperhead. The vet said that based on the fang marks is was a mature snake and luckily it was basically a "dry bite". There were signs of venom but not much. Of course as luck would have it I was at the lease hunting and the wife and daughters were left to deal with the issue. I will give the wife credit, she was not too freaked out and she wasn't mad but I was issued instructions to bring my snake boots home and remove most all of the shrubs from our backyard upon my return!

[Texas Tracker]

It was a good article. Thanks for sharing. I have a JRT that is a tracking dog. He has been to snake avoidance training several times and also gets regular vaccinations. He got hit by a copperhead in our back yard last month. I have used in in West Texas for a number of years without an encounter that I know of. What luck to get bit in the yard! It cost me a lot of coins at the Vet's office but he made a complete recovery in about 24 hours. JRT's are fairly small dogs although he is a big one at about 30 lbs. I really believe in the vaccinations. I don't think he would have bounced back so fast without the shots.

My tracking dog has had the advoidance but I need to get her the vaccination. Good to hear that your JRT made out ok.

[JAB 1]

IMFO has a different meaning then INFO. Lol

[Texas Tracker]

IMFO has a different meaning then INFO. Lol

Oh crap.

[swine slayer]

My female lab loves to find copperheads and gets bit at least once a year. When bit we feed her a stick of butter and she is fine in about 5 hours. Don't have a clue as to what the butter does but my wife had found something about it. All I know is that it woorks fast and takes all the swelling out in no time.