Boy was bitten by rare poisonous snake at Mongo Camp Ground

[Aaronhome27]

Here is a link to the story

Doctors struggle to deal with young boy's snake bite

 

[Aaronhome27]

This is rather erie to me as I canoe that area quite often. For reference here are a few pictures for reference that I snagged from the internet

 

[hooky]

The way that story ends, you wonder if the campground operator is worried about getting sued or if the reporter was playing up the unsafe angle.

Hope the little guy makes it and keeps his leg.

 

[Westside]

Here is the MI DNR page about them

DNR - Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)

 

[UncleMike]

A few years ago two people were bitten by these lil buggers within a month at Pokagon State Park in Steuben County.

 

[scott delaney]

back at the 1st of july i had a rather big one at the edge of my inground pool. my pool is 15' above a creek that runs through my back yard, i tend to see lots of snakes in the creek but not to many up by my pool. makes me think about the yotes and cats coming close to the house i need to carry when ever i step outside

 

[sbcman]

Sheesh- frightening stuff. I've never heard of that snake and I hope the boy makes out alright from it. Sounds like the docs are on top of it.

 

[Sailor]

My neighbor caught one behind our house when I was growing up. Took it to the zoo.

 

[yotewacker]

We were always told that there were no rallters north of Brown County. That they could not survive the cold. I guess now we know the truth.

 

[shibumiseeker]

We were always told that there were no rallters north of Brown County. That they could not survive the cold. I guess now we know the truth.

Who told you that? The massasauga is known to have range in N. Indiana by most of the outdoors folks I know up in that area. I was warned specifically about them years ago when I did some hiking up there.

 

[Expat]

I hunted the Mongo area for many years with my bird dogs. Never ran across one and I would sure have hated one of the dogs to have found one.

 

[scott delaney]

Who told you that? The massasauga is known to have range in N. Indiana by most of the outdoors folks I know up in that area. I was warned specifically about them years ago when I did some hiking up there.

in fact there is another small timber rattler in northern Indiana too

 

[88GT]

Venomous, not poisonous. Unless the boy ate the snake.

 

[hooky]

in fact there is another small timber rattler in northern Indiana too

Growing up, a neighbor lost a couple of cows to them. I'm sure they're out there, 30+ years later.

 

[Aaronhome27]

Venomous, not poisonous. Unless the boy ate the snake.

I noticed that after I posted it. I just copied the headline ..... . ....... my bad. I was wondering how long it would take till somebody corrected that.


Actually the definition of venom is:

1. A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.
2. A poison.
3. Malice; spite: "They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents" (W.E.B. DuBois).

 

[UncleMike]

I hunted the Mongo area for many years with my bird dogs. Never ran across one and I would sure have hated one of the dogs to have found one.

I've seen them in the swamp at Cedar Lake Golf Course near Howe.

 

[HandK]

That is scary Hope the little boy heals from it fast! and I live in Michigan and have killed Rattle snakes up here. so they do live in the cold climates

 

[88GT]

I noticed that after I posted it. I just copied the headline ..... . ....... my bad. I was wondering how long it would take till somebody corrected that.


Actually the definition of venom is:

1. A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.
2. A poison.
3. Malice; spite: "They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents" (W.E.B. DuBois).

I didn't say venom wasn't a poison. But venomous and poisonous have very distinct and separate meanings in the natural world. One occurs by INJECTION; the other occurs by INGESTION.

 

[Steve MI]

we get lots of them here in MI

 

[windingwinds]

If I remember the right species, there are Northern Timber Rattlesnakes in Allen and surrounding counties. Ft. Wayne's zoo used to have a nice Rattlesnake set-up with info but haven't been there in a few years. Be aware of what you are doing, snakes 99% of the time will avoid you, and the other 1% you can try to avoid them. More dangerous to sit down in your car and drive.