Comments on: McDavid Man Airlifted After Water Moccasin Bite

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:33:04 +0000

I killed a water moccasin last summer. There have been other snakes in our yard that get a pass though. We never kill king snakes, hog snakes, or coach whip snakes (black racers). They really keep the rat and mice population in check.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:35:16 +0000

@ArmyMajorsWife & Sam Spade. (CH 3) 2 + NaCN, theres one for your book.

How in the world did we go from the subject of zootoxins and proteolytic venom to organic chemistry and who knows where else?

Praying for the full recovery.

By: Papermaker

Papermaker — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:32:10 +0000

I hope folks will consider that not all “water habitat” snakes are poisonous or venomous! I’ve been here all my life and I’m still amazed at how many people can not identify a common “harmless” watersnake. I live on a hill over a mile from a creek and I have watersnakes living in my goldfish pond, not ten feet from my back door. I’d guess they wander or my neighbor put them there? LOL
Most folks don’t want to know the difference, most say, “Only good one is a dead’un”. I wish this guy (victim) the best, as this type of bite is a very “nasty” and painful bite. I’ve known several, over the years, who were bitten by a Florida Cotton Mouth. I don’t kill “any” snake unless it is venomous and near a home, including my own, and I still feel bad for doing so.

By: Armymajorswife

Armymajorswife — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:24:37 +0000

not necessarily so Sam Spade and others… A man killed his wife with a cyanide injection. Cyanide is a poison.

*a poison is any substance that when introduced into the body in substantial amounts causes harm.

*poisons are introduced into the body in one of four ways:

ingestion
injection
inhalation
absorption (contact)
notice injection ^^^^^

injected poisonings are almost always the result of substance abuse. Heroin and cocaine top the list… but injected poisons can also be the result of bites and stings.

I do hope the man is ok and will make a full recovery… definitely be on the lookout.

By: kathy

kathy — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:24:18 +0000

Can anyone find out how he’s doing. I pray for a speedy recovery.

By: Sherlock

Sherlock — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:01:55 +0000

Well Mr. Spade,
His thigh must have been close to the ground when he was injected.

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:57:36 +0000

They are increasing in population on “the hill”. The river swamps where they once thrived has hardly any left…. I haven’t seen one in years, I think that the flathead catfish have all but cleaned them out

By: dick tracy

dick tracy — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:08:55 +0000

The only good snake is a deadun…….

By: Sam Spade

Sam Spade — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:23:20 +0000

Venom is injected
Poison is ingested or inhaled

By: Armymajorswife

Armymajorswife — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:17:46 +0000

Venom = poison…. So in the South we say poisonous snakes….