I’m Awake!!!

[Rustyoznail]

Ok. So. Well...

Stepped out the back door to put something in the bin, and nearly stood a four foot copperhead snake.

Extremely venomous. I don’t know who was more scared, but I went one way, and it went back into the horse paddock behind us.

Fuck...

Change of underwear please...

 

[tallladiesman]

Ok. So. Well...

Stepped out the back door to put something in the bin, and nearly stood a four foot copperhead snake.

Extremely venomous. I don’t know who was more scared, but I went one way, and it went back into the horse paddock behind us.

Fuck...

Change of underwear please...

Try living in Ireland
St Patrick banished the snakes years ago

 

[DarkWhispers2U]

Ok. So. Well...

Stepped out the back door to put something in the bin, and nearly stood a four foot copperhead snake.

Are you saying that you nearly stepped on it or just that it was close to you? Either way, I'm glad you're alright.

 

[Javahead]

Ok. So. Well...

Stepped out the back door to put something in the bin, and nearly stood a four foot copperhead snake.

Extremely venomous. I don’t know who was more scared, but I went one way, and it went back into the horse paddock behind us.

Fuck...

Change of underwear please...

I’ve almost done that to a rattlesnake a time or two. That’s how I discovered I could levitate if sufficiently motivated.

I give thanks for venomous snakes that are calmer than I am when we meet.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Are you saying that you nearly stepped on it or just that it was close to you? Either way, I'm glad you're alright.

Bare feet nearly stepped on snake curled up behind bin. And yes, I somehow flew about 10' backwards.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Bare feet nearly stepped on snake curled up behind bin. And yes, I somehow flew about 10' backwards.

Bare feet? And you're in snake territory? Mate, there's a word for blokes like you .

 

[SimonDoom]

I've almost run over rattlesnakes while running. I've heard them rattle at me and I jumped over one once when I only saw it at the last second. Big sucker, too.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Bare feet? And you're in snake territory? Mate, there's a word for blokes like you .

First one I’ve seen in five years here. And I didn’t expect it to be coiled up by the back door.

It reared up to have a look at me, so I would have had to be wearing leather pants.

Now that would have been a look. Those, no shirt, and my traditional Christmas Merv Hughes moustache, I would look like I was ready for the Mardi Gras...

 

[ElectricBlue]

Now that would have been a look. Those, no shirt, and my traditional Christmas Merv Hughes moustache, I would look like I was ready for the Mardi Gras...

Woah! Stop now, that's waaaaay too much information. A Christmas moustache? Who are you, Freddy Mercury?

FFS mate, thongs at least. And not those little bits of fairy floss the girls wear.

 

[BelleCanzuto]

FFS mate, thongs at least. And not those little bits of fairy floss the girls wear.

I am SO glad you clarified that...

 

[Rustyoznail]

Woah! Stop now, that's waaaaay too much information. A Christmas moustache? Who are you, Freddy Mercury?

FFS mate, thongs at least. And not those little bits of fairy floss the girls wear.

And you thought the snake was scary...

Yep, my steel cap work boots are now by the back door. Along with a long handled shovel.

 

[EvelynEden]

Ok. So. Well...

Stepped out the back door to put something in the bin, and nearly stood a four foot copperhead snake.

Extremely venomous. I don’t know who was more scared, but I went one way, and it went back into the horse paddock behind us.

Fuck...

Change of underwear please...

I once, unintentionally pissed on a tiger while out camping... went back to camp with a sandy ass and a white face. Always watch the squat!

 

[Bramblethorn]

One of my stories here borrows from a RL incident where a guy I knew stashed a copperhead in the cuffs of his fire-fighting overalls, then forgot about it for a while, and checked back to find around twenty babies. Fun times, fun times.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I am SO glad you clarified that...

There was already far too much information and you're right, the world does not need any other image.

The worrying thing, though, is that ol' Rusty might just oblige. And none of us want that.

 

[Rustyoznail]

There was already far too much information and you're right, the world does not need any other image.

The worrying thing, though, is that ol' Rusty might just oblige. And none of us want that.

Hums ‘I’m just a sweet transvestite, from Transsexual, Transylvania...’

 

[ElectricBlue]

Hums ‘I’m just a sweet transvestite, from Transsexual, Transylvania...’

Did you mean Tasmania?

 

[Rustyoznail]

Did you mean Tasmania?

I only have one head. On my shoulders...

 

[Handley_Page]

Ok. So. Well...

Stepped out the back door to put something in the bin, and nearly stood a four foot copperhead snake.

Extremely venomous. I don’t know who was more scared, but I went one way, and it went back into the horse paddock behind us.

Fuck...

Change of underwear please...

How very fortunate for you.

However, according to Wiki, it ain't quite so toxic:-
Although venomous, these snakes are generally not aggressive and bites are rarely fatal"

And the venom is attracting some interest:-
"The venom of the southern copperhead has been found to hold a protein called "contortrostatin" that halts the growth of cancer cells in mice and also stops the migration of the tumors to other sites.[22] However, this is an animal model, and further testing is required to verify safety and efficacy in humans.[23]"

Generally speaking, I can manage a snake; it's Effin' spiders that make me howl.

 

[rutger5]

Bare feet? And you're in snake territory? Mate, there's a word for blokes like you .

I believe the word is Australian

 

[Bramblethorn]

How very fortunate for you.

However, according to Wiki, it ain't quite so toxic:-
Although venomous, these snakes are generally not aggressive and bites are rarely fatal"

You're looking at the entry for the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, which is in a completely different family to the Australian copperhead Austrelaps that Rusty would've encountered. Agkistrodon is a pit viper, cousin to rattlesnakes; Austrelaps is an elapid, more closely related to cobras and coral snakes.

Austrelaps is a shy and retiring snake that doesn't go looking for trouble with humans, but if it feels threatened enough to bite it's quite venomous enough to kill a healthy adult.

 

[oggbashan]

Bare feet? And you're in snake territory? Mate, there's a word for blokes like you .

When I had bare feet in Australia, any snake would have a hard time penetrating the skin, hardened by hot tarmac and hot sand. If I trod on a snake? It would die. I could ride a bicycle with metal rattrap pedals for miles without discomfort and use my feet for braking.

 

[SimonDoom]

I am SO glad you clarified that...

Yeah, no kidding. In America, "thong" doesn't usually refer to footwear, and it's not going to do a damn bit of good against a snake.

 

[Handley_Page]

You're looking at the entry for the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, which is in a completely different family to the Australian copperhead Austrelaps that Rusty would've encountered. Agkistrodon is a pit viper, cousin to rattlesnakes; Austrelaps is an elapid, more closely related to cobras and coral snakes.

Austrelaps is a shy and retiring snake that doesn't go looking for trouble with humans, but if it feels threatened enough to bite it's quite venomous enough to kill a healthy adult.

Ah, thank you for putting me wise.
I was unaware of different snakes with the same name. We don't suffer the problem
over here; we only have one "venomous" snake and that's a small thing not considered very dangerous to grown up humans (a child, on the other hand . . . ).

 

[Sonatatre]

I feel lucky to live in a country where the only poisonous snake is the Common European Adder, and it is hardly dangerous at all. I do not think I could handle living in a country where mostly anything can kill you, but maybe it is one of those things that people get used to.

 

[Vix_Giovanni]

I once, unintentionally pissed on a tiger while out camping... went back to camp with a sandy ass and a white face. Always watch the squat!

where on earth were you camping and how did that happen?!?!?