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Well, oldest son just texted me. His mother in law got bit a minute ago. On way to Scott and White in Temple Tx. Via hospital in Taylor Tx. As I write this. He says she is doing ok.

Be careful. She was either In her veggie area behind house or picking berries! She has a big garden area. Lots of vegetation.

We've got 'em here in the NC mountains. Here I am with one I just got off of the propane tank. They get up inside the lid of the tank.

I hope n pray she doesn't have too bad of a time with the bite.

My brother has a bit of a problem with copperheads around his house. He has had two dogs bitten and now has a small grandson running around. I gave him some bird netting. The black PVC kind about 3/4 inch square. I've seen it trap snakes around blueberry bushes and suggested that he might place some 18" high strips in strategic places around his house. I saw it used like that in a park in California and it did a great job of snagging a Pacific Rattler. Might help around a garden too.

I wouldn't recommend this kind of remedy to be used except in areas where venomous snakes can't be tolerated. It will be an indiscriminate killer unless checked often and harmless snakes released in an area where they are less likely to be caught.

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Explain a little more how it traps them?

Dang Simon.

Shouldn't that sucker be grasped alittle closer to the head so he cant turn, strike out and git ya???

Got some big brass ones bro.

Continued luck dealing with them.


Also hope she has an easy go of it, Kaywoodie.

I sure hope she heals well KW.

Sorry to hear that, Bob.

Hope she gets better without all the antivenin.

Let us know how she's doing.

They try to go through and when it starts getting tight, they turn and try to go back. They just can't go back through the same hole and it ties them up. They can't back out because snakes scales don't let them back up very well and the thin plastic lines grab them pretty tight. The snakes I've seen caught have tried to turn around several times and gotten themselves into a real knot.

The Pacific Rattler had been through 4 or 5 times, was very secure and really pizzed off. The rangers started trying to cut him out and realized that they were going to get bitten. Last I saw him he was going into a big trash can and there was talk of tossing the whole mess off this handy cliff.

Will do fellas. Thanks for the nice words. Sorry had to stop work and cook supper tonight.

She's a pretty stout gal. German stock!

Sorry to hear this news. Prayers on the way for quick healing.

Bob, hate to hear of the lady getting bit. Sure hope she doesn't have a bad time.

Best way to get rid of copperheads or any other snake you dont want is to catch all the Kingsnakes you can and let them loose in your yard/area. They will clean all the others out pretty quick.

Dang Bob! Sure hope she's OK

Sorry to hear. Hopefully it was a "dry bite". My experience in the ER, about half of the bites had no venom injected.

Are you from Texas? -Bob Wills

I am nice to my little rattlers, one of which, a Mojave Green, was rude enough to enter my closed front courtyard where I put the dogs.

We had a handy steel rod with prong for water faucets, so I eased him out the gate and send him on his way. He really did not like it at all!

We have big ones too, but if possible I would do the same. They keep the rodents down.

Blast dem sombitches KW, got an 11 shot 870 12 ga. I'll loan ya if you need it.

Hope the MIL is gonna be okay.

Down on the old home place in Atascosa county, grandpaw slept on the back porch year round. Had canvas roller awnings on outside. Many a morning he'd wake up an kill a littler rattlebug with his boot, that crawled out on the slab night before.

Not to wander too far from the thread, but my mom was born in Taylor, Texas, in 1917.

Much of my mothers maternal side of the family were from Milam and eastern Williamson county.

The good news. For a healthy adult copperhead bites are rarely fatal.

Best wishes to the lady, kaywoodie.