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Yikes! I hope you have a speedy recovery, Joel.

Owy! Sorry, Krampus! Hope you're better soon.

You did get Winnie back....right?

lol, who said i was talking about pain meds

A little baby copperhead bit me right on my left pinky toe. We ended up going to the hospital in winchester, they were very friendly and since its a smaller hospital than UK I got right in and was taken care of quickly. Basically, I found out that you do not want to use heat or cold while waiting for help, you really just need to remain calm and move as little as posible. keep an eye on it if you can and try to moniter the swelling. The big worries are when blood starts getting stuck in pockets in you appendages and thats when things can get really ugly. In my case, my ankle and thy did not swell so they never had to use antivenom. According to one EMT there has not been a recorded death due to a copperhead bite in 60 year, however, the pain is excruciating and I am not sure how long I will have this hobbit foot.
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Gosh that looks like it hurts...I think about that a lot when peeing in the woods...you know girls have to squat

Yeeouch.

A friend whos' been bit said it was the best trip he ever took without leaving the farm.
Any truth to that?

babies are supposed to be worse than adults.

glad you were able to get treated quickly.

sucks man, wish a quick heal.

Even though he was bitten in the toe, he DID try to get us to suck the 'venom' out of his butt cheek - "Just in case".

OH. MY. GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dude i hope your foot gets better sooner rather than later!