One wouldn't expect to find antivenom available in NYC. This dog was lucky.
Posted on 07/17/2008 4:54:15 AM PDT by Daffynition
BRONX (WABC) -- There's a rattlesnake on the loose in the Bronx.
Where it came from is still unclear but Miguel Mota of Pelham Parkway knows it's out there because it bit his dog.
Mota's beloved dog Stone should make a complete recovery. The 4-year-old pit bull remains sedated and carefully monitored by the doctors and nurses at the NYC Veterinary Specialists in midtown.
Dr.s say the bite was most likely on one sides of Stone's body because that's where most of the swelling is.
Around 4 p.m. On Tuesday afternoon, Mota brought Stone for a routine walk in a wooded area near the Bronx Zoo when the 31-year-old security guard heard his dog yelp and he knew something was wrong.
"And I'm like, come over here. So when I came I saw a little drop of blood coming out. And when I touch it, he cried again and my dog never cries," said Mota.
He then moved in to see what bit Stone and that's when he saw a snake slithering away. A quick look back at Stone revealed the snake was certainly venomous, a rattler.
Mota adds, "And that's when his body started changing. He started drooling and getting slower. And I'm like, what's going on? That's how I knew, a venomous snake."
In a mad dash for anti-venom, Mota struck out. First at two nearby veterinarians, then a hospital and then the Bronx Zoo. He finally landed at the NYC Veterinary Specialists where doctors quickly administered two doses and saved Stone's life.
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the largest Rattlesnake I’ve seen in my life (I’ve seen hundreds if not thousands) was actually spotted in the Delaware Watergap National Recreation Area in New Jersey when I was scouting for hunting season.
*Pinging* you to a story I’m sure will be near and dear to your heart! LOL
[Diehard? Who needs flame throwers when you’ve got SNAKES? lol]
One wouldn't expect to find antivenom available in NYC. This dog was lucky.
[Got room in that Nomex suit for me?]
Poor baby. He’s lucky he has such a caring owner.
Hunh.
I would have thought the rattles were kind of a giveaway.
Car 54 where are youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?
Hmmm where is came from? It came from nature. lol
Snakes live everywhere. Except Hawaii.
Aw, the poor baby! I hope he recovers quickly.
Prayers offered for Stone to make a total recovery.
Memorial Day I killed a three foot rattle snake in my driveway...right where just minutes before one of my dogs had been.
My philosophy in life is simple. If it slithers it DIES.
One exception. The eight foot King Snake we found outside. His name is Fred, and he’s my new best friend.
> [Diehard? Who needs flame throwers when you’ve got SNAKES? lol]
(grin!) Do they have rattlers in New York? I’m surprised.
Too bad it wasn’t an Aussie brown snake else it would be “good night nurse” for the erstwhile pit bull.
> Snakes live everywhere. Except Hawaii.
No snakes in Ireland, or New Zealand, either.
> Poor baby. He’s lucky he has such a caring owner.
And too bad for the rest of us they had antivenin.
There’s a hill in a suburb of Hartford called “Rattler Mountain” and it comes by its name honestly.
I know it well... Rattlesnake Mountain in Southington. We used to hunt woodchucks there when I was a teen. We used to see more copperheads there, actually than rattlers. Never shot them though ... they pretty much minded their own business. The dairy farms are gone now ... all ugly subdivisions. ;-D
I forgot about Ireland! Good Ole St. Paddy.
But, I didn’t KNOW about New Zealand
> But, I didn’t KNOW about New Zealand
It’s true. Lots and lots of Irish folk. No snakes (poisonous or no) — not even one. No poisonous native spiders, save only one: the Katipo. And it is so rare that it would be a privilege to be bitten by one. Its venom is no stronger than a bee-sting, and it is only found in grassy tussock near the beach. And even then, they are few and far between.
Before the arrival of humans, the only mammals in New Zealand were tail-less bats. The rest of the fauna were bugs, lizards, birds (many flightless) and something that looks like a lizard but isn’t: the tuatara.
When the Maori settled, they brought dogs and rats.
When the Europeans settled, they brought everything else.
But no snakes. They are an unlawful bio-organism. They aren’t even allowed in our zoos. Certainly not as pets.
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