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24-07-2006, 08:21 PM
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| | | Snake bite
When I met Beryl this morning she showed me a bite on her leg which she gained whilst wading between all the wild flowers and bushes on the Exe Estuary walk.Not as inflamed as it was but it was quite painful.She thought she may have stepped on a snake not realising it was there as it was very overgrown.Does anyone know what may have bitten her here is the pic  |
24-07-2006, 08:45 PM
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| | | Re: Snake bite
I have put a photo of the inflamed bite in forum photos but don't know where it went any how , it could only have been a grass snake that I trod on or kicked as IO am not ill. sunday abit off coulour but no lasting efects. I was stamoing down 4 feet high groth as the foot path had not been cleared
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24-07-2006, 09:06 PM
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here it is.You needed to copy the BB code to paste it in your message.Done it for you  |
24-07-2006, 09:39 PM
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Thanks for that 
I haven't the foggiest what a BB code is |
24-07-2006, 10:23 PM
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I would go for a grass snake Beryl. Usually a bite from an adder will cause the area to bruise badly and go a very dark colour. Do you think the snake will live?............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
only kidding. Hope you are OK! |
24-07-2006, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mully Do you think the snake will live?............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
only kidding. Hope you are OK! | ha ha you said what I thought Didnt say it to Beryl she might have sneakily got a horrid photo of me and posted it  |
24-07-2006, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Mully I would go for a grass snake Beryl. Usually a bite from an adder will cause the area to bruise badly and go a very dark colour. Do you think the snake will live?............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
only kidding. Hope you are OK! | I don't know but I don't intend to trample 4.5 feet of overgrown vegitation down again.
It was like a jungle. 
Definately a grass snake , hope he has a bruised tail, oh , they are all tail aren't they |
25-07-2006, 04:54 AM
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| | | Re: Snake bite
Scary! But if you were bitten by a poisonous snake you wouldnt have posted this too quick, you would be in hospital in agony. Iam aglad this is not the case and that you are ok.
Heres a tip, dont step on snakes hehe 
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25-07-2006, 05:05 AM
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I think grass snakes bite as an absolute last resource. Think you may have surprised it or even trodden on it by accident to do that. I know a herpetologist who told me that in his 25 years in the job he has only known two people to have had a bite from a grass snake. It may have been shedding it's skin in the long grass and felt cornered. I'm sure it didn't mean it. 
Anyway Beryl. I really hope your leg isn't too sore. I would put stout wellies on if your doing a David Bellamy again through the undergrowth. Cheers Julie
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25-07-2006, 07:20 AM
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Surely the width apart would be necessary to decide on a culprit,are your
tetanus jabs up to date? We would not want you to get lock-jaw
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