Copperhead Bite Kills Camper On Current River-Strange Story

[Blazerman]

I added the strange story part because the guy was having chest pains for a few days and apparently didn't go to the doctor. Then gets bite by the copperhead and dies.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/copperhead-bite-kills-camper-on-current-river/article_ad3fafde-c504-11e1-933b-001a4bcf6878.html

[jdmidwest]

Just getting struck at by a copperhead would kill the weak at heart. I know mine skips a few beats when I have a brush with one. But the adrenaline gets it beating again as I jump away.

[Mitch f]

So the guy was trying to get it out of the tent and got bit on the thumb? I would've been using a long stick, but I don't want to play Monday-morning quarterback.

[Flysmallie]

I would've been using a long stick.

That was on fire.

[Gavin]

Thinking...pull stakes...shake snake out of tent......long stick..instead of try to grab snake, get bit....Sorry for his family's loss.

[Ozark Sweetwater]

That was on fire.

This!

[fishinwrench]

Jesus! What is it with all these guys dieing in their early 50's lately ? It's stressing me out. Knock it off!

For all these doctors making the kinda money they are, and all this high-tech medicine and aggressive treatments, why is everyone dropping dead so easily now?

[Feathers and Fins]

Guy was having chest pains and didn't go to the doctor raises many flags with me. Copperhead bite is very painful but in most deaths attributed to them the cause is typically anaphylactic shock. In his case it appears he had a preexisting condition going on as confirmed by his reports of chest pains and the autopsy report of heart attack. Lesson here is you are having chest pains get to the doctor immediately oh and don't mess with snakes.

[Old plug]

Its mostly called heart disease. It does bot come from a copperhead it is hereditary, eating habits and lack of exercise. I am the oldest surviving male ( part robot ) in my family they all went out early with heart attacks. My father was 47.

[ScottK]

FYI, if no one noticed...that article is from 2012. Not that it matters I guess, still not good...