re: Another Snake ID

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better hope your dog wasnt bitten

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I've got a rat terrier that has killed probably 10 water mocs & copperheads, along with a jillion nom-venomous snakes, & she's never been bitten. It's not something I taught her to do or encourage, the non venomous ones I don't worry about but it is her instinct to hunt & kill things. If I see her going after a poisonous snake, I usually try to intervene with a shovel but most times she's shaken/popped the thing to death by the time I get to it. Snake venom isn't nearly as bad on animals as it is humans, we've had dogs, cats, horses, & cows bitten by snakes & it may swell a little but that's all. Now I have seen some dogs take a nasty bite, probably numerous bites, & suffer pretty bad. Friend of mine had a dog get bit in the face, dog's face swelled up & she ended up having some of the skin basically rot off. She looked funny but still was a great cow dog & never quit going after snakes.