Man Dies After Being Bitten By A Copperhead

[Blazerman]

From StlToday

VAN BUREN, Mo. • The Carter County sheriff says a man has died after being bitten by a copperhead snake in southeastern Missouri.

KFVS-TV reports it happened along the Current River. The man was being transported Saturday by the East Carter ambulance service when he started having trouble breathing.

The ambulance crew stabilized the man at a clinic in Ellsinore, but he later died at a hospital.

The man's name had not been released early

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/man-bitten-by-copperhead-in-southeast-missouri-dies/article_ad3fafde-c504-11e1-933b-001a4bcf6878.html#ixzz1zYy2otX0

First time i have ever heard of someone dying from a copperhead bite.

Be careful out there!

[Feathers and Fins]

Probably "Anaphylactic shock" I know of 5 now including this one, a friend died from a Copperhead bite last year in GA from A.S. after the bite. 2 were young children 2 were grown ups that went into A.S. curious to see what this one turns out ot be.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I agree with F & F, while I wouldn't want to get bit by one medical experts say a healthy human won't die from their venom.

[Chief Grey Bear]

I believe that will become the first ever reported case in this state.

[Blazerman]

Chief, i was thinking the same thing.

[scifi]

http://www.News-Leader.com/article/20120703/NEWS11/307030054/Man-dies-after-bite-by-copperhead-snake-in-southeastern-Missouri?odyssey=mod|mostview

they claim 2nd now, although mdc website says none

[Idylwilde]

I remember when Senator Danny Staples tried to get a law passed in MO for it to be legal to kill Copperheads on sight. Didn't pass. He had almost had been bitten while working on his tractor. I guess I am a law breaker. LOL

[steve l]

I remember when Senator Danny Staples tried to get a law passed in MO for it to be legal to kill Copperheads on sight. Didn't pass. He had almost had been bitten while working on his tractor. I guess I am a law breaker. LOL

Sorry, I just don't understand that at all. The snakes are part of the wilderness and fill a niche. Plus they are really pretty snakes, I like the coloration. I can see if one was living under my house or in a wood pile near where my kids play etc. But otherwise just to kill on sight? Nope, just don't get that one.

[Addicted to Creeks]

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/man-bitten-by-copperhead-in-southeast-missouri-dies/article_ad3fafde-c504-11e1-933b-001a4bcf6878.html

this article says 3rd person in MO to die from it, 3 people since the 30s, we should probably kill bees and dogs on sight since they are far more "deadly"

[eric1978]

Yeah, people die from bee stings all the time. And peanuts. Just because certain people have deadly reactions to things doesn't mean the things are necessarily deadly. Shooting snakes. Brilliant.