Please Pray for my Female and babies (COPPERHEAD BITES) - Page 9

BHall, so happy to hear your little puppy is recovering well. I'm sorry about the two who didn't make it. Sending speedy recovery vibes your way for you, Brenda, and Olira.

Many tears for the lost little ones, and many prayers for the surviving baby and her mom, and for you.
Shelley

Thanks for letting us know the wonderful news about Olira . . . continuing to send prayers and healing thoughts, and tears for the two that didn't make it.  

Great news BH thanks for the update I've been wondering, I bet you are now keeping her? :)

I'm so, so glad she pulled through. She's your miracle baby :)

Yay, yay, yay, yay, YAY!!!  <doing energetic happy dance in living room, truly a sight to behold...or be avoided>

Hooray for Olira the little warrior!  This is wonderful news, Birgit!  Thank you for this happy, happy update!

Little Olf and Oxana, you did not pass unknown...

Oh happy day!  Olira has won her hard fought battle!  Thanks for letting us know she is out of the woods and I am looking forward to that video!!

Great news Olira is recovering and back with littermates;  you have all had a very
rough ride.  Condolences for the loss of the pups that did not make it.  Hope Mum
& daughter continue to do well.
Linda.

Bhall, so sorry for the two that didn't make it and so happy and relieved for the two that did. The survivors have you to thank for being alive. Your reaction to the snake was unbelievably quick, smart, and courageous. I can't believe how you immediately put the snake out of commission with a pooper scooper! You are very lucky to be alive. When you looked under the ramp, the snake could have nailed you right in the face.

You are right to be worried about future bites, and not just for the dogs. North Carolina is the #1 state for copperhead bites:

http://www.thetimesnews.com/articles/north-35718-holes-first.html

Although snakes usually bite only when cornered, cornered includes coming close to stepping on one because you didn't see it. So what to do?

Ideally, you could get a honey badger or a pack of mongooses. Those guys are hell on snakes. If you haven't seen the viral honey badger video, here it is (not recommended if the s-word and f-word bother you):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg

More realistically, you can build a snake fence; directions at:

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/snakefnc.html

You also want to get rid of anything that attracts snakes, such as mice and woodpiles and other hiding places. There's some good snake-be-gone info at:

http://npic.orst.edu/pest/snake.html#repel

This has a good link to an article about snake repellents like sulfur. Unfortunately, these repellents don't seem to work.

It's also worth having your dogs go through snake avoidance training. You should be able to find someone in your area who does this. It's not foolproof, but it does reduce the risk.

I hope some of this helps.

Wow that honey badger looks like a real bad-ass!! Sure wouldn't want to cross his path!