I have spent my whole life in the outdoors hunting, fishing, working livestock and cutting firewood and have had a few close calls but Monday evening I bitten by a copperhead standing on a concrete campsite.
The wife and I were on our way back from Destin Florida after a week vacation and decided to stop in Delhi La. at Poverty Point campgrounds to spend the night. We setup the camper and I grilled a couple of ribeye's for supper. After we ate we decided to walk down and look at the lake.
I was wearing a pair of sandals and when I stepped off of the last camper step the snake which was laying in the shade under the step struck me on the toe next to my big toe on my left foot. As soon as I felt it I knew I had been snake bitten. It was a small 12 inch copperhead.
Since we were only spending the night I had not unhooked the camper from the truck so the sway bars and WDH was still hooked up also. A nearby camper offered to ru me to the hospital so within 15 minutes I was being treated in the ER at Delhi La.
After six units of Cro-fab they transferred me to Jackson Mississippi to University Medical center where they monitoried me for about 12 hours and then released me. They said due to the quick response at Delhi La EU I should not have any major complications.
After being released Tuesday evening at 3:00 PM we drove back to the campsite then thanks to the help of others at the campsite hooked the camper back to the truck and drove the five hours home. So now I am setting here with my leg elevated because every time I put it down it starts to swell more. Everything from the mid thigh down is swollen quite a bit.
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Originally Posted by juice780
