Originally Posted by
RB1-luvr
I stepped on a copperhead once while picking raspberries on a local ridge with my dog. Then a couple weeks later, someone's dog got bit on the same ridge and perished. They could not get to the vet in time. :-(
We had a Pekinese that got stung in front of the fireplace. He lay paralyzed for about a half hour, then got up and walked off. I got stung there in front of the fireplace as well. It feels like a coal that pops out of a fire onto you.