May 8, 2008 Snake 1 – Us 1
Living in the desert, it was only a matter of time. We had a close call last year with a rattle snake. Luckily I just happened to see it on the camera and dealt with it. This time George found it first.
He must have seen it come in the yard, because he was on the hunt as soon as it did. Sonya was sleeping, because she’s been working the grave yard shift this week, so she had no idea what happened until she woke up hours later.
What she woke up to was a swollen George. She wasn’t sure what was going on, and didn’t know if he’d been like that when she got home earlier that morning, so she called me at work to find out what I knew. I had no idea, so she sent me a picture. This is the picture she sent me, and I was certain that was a snake bite.
She took George to the emergency vet after doing a quick search for a snake, and they thought the same thing I was thinking. They started him on fluids and blood tests right away, and will be holding him for observation for at least 24 hours. So far the prognosis is good. The snake may not have been able to get much venom in.
When I got home I did another complete search of the house, inside and out, trying to find the snake, and came up empty handed. Then it dawned on me, “What if the camera saw something?” Wouldn’t you know it, it did. Not quite all of it, but a lot of it. Below is the video captured (edited) of what happened.
What you see:
- The rattle snake (~3.5′ – 4′) enters from the weep hole between the planters
- George is on the hunt within seconds
- It takes him a few minutes to track it down, but at about 11:01:33 he gets what he’s in for
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