On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:02:28 +0000, mike m. wrote:
>When I was 30 I was out scouting a place to deer hunt during the early
>fall. Sat down to rest on the side of a ridge and put my right hand down
>on the ground to lean on and placed it right into the open mouth of a
>Copperhead. It was perfectly camouflaged in the leaves that had fallen
>and I never saw the snake until it bit me.
That's VERY unusual. Copperheads are among the most skittish of
poisonous snakes, and will normally high tail it away from people,
given the chance.
Glad your bite wasn't more serious.
-
B.B. Bean bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bean & Bean Cotton Co
http://www.beancotton.com
Peach Orchard, MO
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