Snakes on the Plains

Richard · 05-23-2009, 06:21

Man saves dog by sucking snake venom from his nose.

Richard's $.02

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Snakes on the Plains
Joan Barron, Casper Star-Tribune, 22 May 2009

Jenkins heard the rattlesnake and saw Tank bounce back. He grabbed a shovel and killed the snake.

Then he saw that Tank had two fang marks on the top of his nose, which was bleeding.

"It was 20 minutes to town and I knew he would not make it. So I grabbed his nose and started sucking the rattlesnake poison out of the top of his nose and spit it on the ground." Jenkins said.

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http://www.trib.com/articles/2009/05...be000198ee.txt

Utah Bob · 05-23-2009, 08:06

I don't even know where to start on this one.

Richard · 05-23-2009, 08:15

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Originally Posted by Utah Bob

I don't even know where to start on this one.

Maybe at the nose?

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Trip_Wire (RIP) · 05-23-2009, 11:34

If my dog was bitten by a rattlesnake and I thought I had to do this to save her life I would do this in a NY minute. She is family!

mojaveman · 05-23-2009, 13:52

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Originally Posted by Richard

Man saves dog by sucking snake venom from his nose.

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I wonder if he would have done the same thing for his mother in law?

Richard · 05-23-2009, 14:58

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Originally Posted by mojaveman

I wonder if he would have done the same thing for his mother in law?

Good point. I gave mouth-to-mouth to a dog on the OR table once during medlab - not sure I would've done the same for my mother-in-law.

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Claemore · 05-27-2009, 01:08

Hell, I know I wouldn't do the same for my mother in law. I might even introduce her to the snake!

Fiercely Loyal · 05-27-2009, 06:26

I'd have to do the same. Not only is she a great bird dog and companion, but the wife would probably have my butt if i didn't do something.

SF_BHT · 05-27-2009, 06:47

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Originally Posted by Richard

Good point. I gave mouth-to-mouth to a dog on the OR table once during medlab - not sure I would've done the same for my mother-in-law.

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Yes but you wanted to Graduate...

csquare · 05-27-2009, 07:50

[QUOTE=Richard;266246]Good point. I gave mouth-to-mouth to a dog on the OR table once during medlab - not sure I would've done the same for my mother-in-law.

Richard, I had to do the same thing in med lab. While the surgeon was getting his butt chewed out by the instructor.
I would had held my ex mother-in-law down on the ground and let the snake bite her as many times as it could.

Dozer523 · 05-27-2009, 07:54

It's time for a Little Dude story!
We lived in SoCA. (Little tiny backyard, dry and hot, Hot, HOT)
Bright Center of the Universe (Daughter #1) wanted a dog. Decided on an Australian Cattle Dog. (oh. . . kay, sure . . . she said she'd walk it, and love it and train it)
()Did not happen to the dog's satisfaction. The genetic herding instinct kicked in and well . . . no cattle in our house but there was Little Dude. At that time LD was a toddler and very compliant . . . usually.
Cody (dog) liked to herd LD all over the house. Usually it went unnoticed, when noticed, it was amusing. One day LD did not want to be herded. Cody never considered this an option. Apparantly nipping the ankles is an inherited trait too.
NIP. "WAAAH". Dad to the rescue, Dog head is pushed to the carpet; Dog hears "NO NO NO NO!" coming from the BIG HUMAN.
LD crys, gets cuddled etc by the MIDDLE-SIZED HUMAN (who glares meanly at lesser life form -- both of us).
Cody cowers by the door. (Waits it out. Hopes to get out.) Things calm down.
Little Dude toddles over to Cody. Cody waits, wags tail looks at BIG and MIDDLE-SIZED HUMANs. (Probably thinking "if the little one is cool the BIG ONES probably will be too" Hope springs eternal.) Cody wags tail harder, cocks his ears; does his best to look cute.
Little dude grabs Cody by both ears, pulls dog to a standing position, shouts "NO, NO"! Little Dude bites Cody right on the nose. Blood everywhere.
As of that day, there was a new Alpha Male in the house.