Showing posts with label Snakes in Northern Virginia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snakes in Northern Virginia. Show all posts

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Rescued Dog Survives Rattlesnake Bite and Saves Girl!

The greatness of us dogs is only surpassed by, uh, well, how great we actually are- which is really nothing new....sometimes it can just take humans a little while to catch onto this- WOOF!!!!

As I love to paw about dog adoption, I love to share about the greatness of having one around.

A news story in a dog magazine and a newspaper shares about a dog saving the lives of his family, even after being bitten by a rattle snake.  Here is a link to the story- Rattlesnake and Dog.

About a two years ago, I wrote a post about safety for dogs and snakes.  With the Spring season here and Summer fast approaching, it's worth re-reading, "Rattlesnakes, Snakes and Dogs."  

(C) Curtis Gibbens Used by Permission




Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Rattlesnakes, Snakes and Dogs

(C) Curtis Gibbens
Used by Permission, All Rights Reserved
SNAKES?? WOOOF!!!!!!! Am not one for snakes- though sometimes they might get my curiosity going- I do not like them!

A few fall seasons ago, my human and I were walking on a paved trail when we came across a huge Northern Copperhead snake.  I was curious, at first, but my human had us back off and go the other way. He practically ran back to the car blazing his own trial to get their quicker!

Dogs and snakes, or humans, dog and snakes, are not a good combination.  With the warm weather season here and every critter, animal and human will be out on the trails or in the yard or at the park, I thought it would be a great idea to remind you about snakes and to be careful.

In Northern Virginia, though we are a suburban area we still have snakes and some of them are poisonous including the Northern Copperhead and the Timberback Rattlesnake.

RUFF!  Barkingly, I found this article which I want to share with you about Rattlesnakes-  Dog and Rattlesnake Tips.

While my human was curled up in his chair, no feet on the floor, ready to run at the slightest possibility of seeing anything remotely resembling any type of snake, I had a great time exploring the website, The Virginia Herpetological Society to learning more about the critters in our area!