so where Im working hte next week or two, there is a high probability of being bit by a snake. IV been around htem my whole life, Im not scared, just aprehensive, the Canadiens working wihte look forward to seeing the damned things since they have never seen one, the russian guy doesnt seem to give a shit and walks with in 2 feet of them when he sees them well ahead of him in the field.we have snake chaps, some of the crew are EMT's I carry a snake bite kit, a new one a good one, not the old green bastards witha raor to cut yourself suck the poisen out and turniqute it, thats not how its done anymore, I know how to deal with a bite and we al have radios, a snake bit means a copper ride to the hospital and evaced with in 20 minutes, I dont give a shit I dont care I stil hate the snakes, great basin rattlers.they hang from teh sage brush while we walk thru it and under the rocls that we have to walk thru fields of and up and down hills and all around the old mines that we are doing the work on, I hate the bastards!anyways,has anyone been bit by a snake before, one wiht fangs, nota blow snake or some shit that leaves a mark and maybe some blood, Imean one iwht fucking teeth!howbad is it? I dont imagine it feels good, but does it burn? ache? its a hemotoxin, so it induces bleeding and destorys tissue unike nerotoxins that attach respiration.The chaps help but ina case fof a snake hanging in sage brush waist high it doenst do shit for me, and on the steep hills i constantly climb, it puts htem at wasit hign and wel above the chaps protection, I see 5, 15, sometimes 20 a day all with in feet of me, and working 7 days a week 10 to 14 hour a day, its a matter of time before one of us gets hit, so I want to know just how fucking bad it is, I know it wont kill me, plenty of time to get lilfted toa hospital and given antivenom al of that but some thing about being bitten by a snake scares teh shit out of me as opposed to getting hurt some other way, anyone have thought on why it doenst bother me to risk my life climbing and in bear country but the thought of a rattle snake makes me want to shit myself ?
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Dirty Damned snakes
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Sometimes your posts crack me with your wording. Its great! I have never been bit by a snake, I hate snakes, wouldn't get that close to one to let it bite me.It would suck, I would imagine. You be careful out there.
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we have atleast 10 days left on the job, maybe 14, 6 of us in the field each walking 1800 meter lines 3 times every day and all the snakes we see each day, its only a matter of time till one of us gets itf, no matter how careful we all are
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i couldn't work like that. i would freak out!!!
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Know why I make so much money on any job?because I take the jobs that pay for danger, aside form snakes thers heat stroke, hidden mine shafts that you find by nearly stepping into them, today I tossed a rock in one and i heard it bounce off walls for a good 20 seconds before it crashed at the bottom, idiot assholes shooting all over the fucking hills wandering into the high voltage signs we have up on the outsides of the grid, fucking people on horseback that spook the horses when i get a call on the radio, aot of dangers and alot of sun plus ong hours 7 days a week, hauling a 70 lbs pack with the tools I need to do the job at each station, steep hills up and down in a straight line every 50 meters, all while paying attention to the UMC code on maps so that you know where you are and where the sensors are located, I get paid for danger, call it hazard pay, its why I always make good wages.f
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(your fs are getting under control lmao) i love your posts...their always so hillarious...
i dont know anyone that has been bitten by a snake. (on a side note, i got eaten alive to day by mosquitos) but, i do know, that people that do get bitten something like 20-30% dont get venom in them. im not much help lmao -
aside from all that shit, I got about 20 new misquito bites and dug 2 ticks out of me in the shower tonight.I was wearing some shit thats 40 fucking percent deet and stil the bastards got to me, and despite spf 50 applied 3 times today since the suns been up, I got a nice fucing sunburn to top it all off, and lost my smokes up there somepace !
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that sounds like hell. 2 ticks? shudders i hate ticks. i hate anything with more then 4 legs. good luck with the sunburn tho...your going to be toasted before that jobs over.
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high altitude and 80 degrees, always equals burns, think what it woud be without my spf 50 block and my big floppy hat, I only hope i dont dream about work tonight, I cant take 20 out of 24 hour being work. EDIT:know the damnedest thing about it all?I dont even mind snakes!till my fiance moved in with me ( it was the snake or her) I had a 6 foot boa with in 20 inches of my bed for the last 2 years. Iv taken the snake for walks in the park jsut to fuck with people walking around with a snake over my shoulders looking around and flicking its tounge at them. its just the big ugly noise making bastards that get to me.as for ticks, at one time a few years ago, from one day in the oods I got home and dug 13 ticks out of me, mostly my back and groin and armpits but 2 of that batch I dug out of my head.
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ticks, that is just nasty to have had that many on your body at once. ewwwwwww. I would go crazy.
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Today was worse, no ticks, but clibing up a hilf, and in the scrub oak up off the ground as I stood up a fucking rattle snake striked at me, never fucking rattled just a strike, if I had looked up a second later it would of been hitting me in my fucking face. As it was I wnet ot stand fully upright and saw it mid strike and just stepped back to my last stance and the bastard missed me by no more then 4 inches.Now my new question is, if I get bit in the neck or face or like that instead of an extremity, how much does the time drop that I can safely get treatment and not have ill effects or death?
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Your best bet is to not get bit.
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:P today was a mere matter of luck I looked up intime to avoid itf. I dont want to get bit, I am against being bit on any part of my body, but the odds are not in my favor, heavy brush, lots of rocks, all colored the same as the snakes, a high population of rattler there, all in all, ffnot alot I can do that Im not already doing :P
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i hate snakes, that freakin picture is nasty. ewwwwwwwww!!!
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I see that pic in real life many man times each day. I even like snakes, had one for a pet for a long time, its these damned rattlers and thier nasty fangs and poisen and the shape of the head and thier eyes that creeps me out.
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my friend has one of those like really big ones, its kind of cute with is lil mouth lmao,
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Maybe if you call it a "toad humping bowel slurpers " it will not bother you. lol
I know I'm being dumb, but oh well, it is funny. lol :smile:
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does anyone else remember the boa constructor thing from the shel silvertien books?
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what are you talking about, are you sure you haven't had too much vodka. lol
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I like that patterns on columbian rdtail boas, especially the albino ones, I like the way thier head is shaped, I dont mind holding them or feding them or any of that, but fuck oh dear I hate these rattle snakes. Great basin rattlers, big and fat and horrid to look at.and with that, Im gonna go crash, I have another ong snake filled day ahead of me in the morning.and Java, have a drink on me...leaves the room singing some some ac/dcDizzy, drunk and fightin'some tequila, white lightnin'Yes my glass is getting shorterOn whiskey, and some waterSo come on and have a good timeAnd get blinded out of your mindSo don't worry about tomorrowTake it todayForget about the checkthere'll be hell to payhave a drink on me...