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Old May 7th, 2006, 03:58 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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"jeff" wrote

i
discovered two fang holes in the shin about 6 inches above ankle-high.
probably a small copperhead...


i would guess it was a small moccasin. i've seen them around the lake,
but never a copperhead.

yfitp
wayno(others may not care, but i am frankly happy you survived)


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Old May 7th, 2006, 10:37 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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thanks. I figured it for a copperhead simply because of the mild
reaction I had to the bite. I thought ol cottonmouth venom to be a
tough act, and i hear they latch on.

jeff

Wayne Harrison wrote:
"jeff" wrote

i

discovered two fang holes in the shin about 6 inches above ankle-high.
probably a small copperhead...



i would guess it was a small moccasin. i've seen them around the lake,
but never a copperhead.

yfitp
wayno(others may not care, but i am frankly happy you survived)


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Old May 7th, 2006, 11:29 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Wayne Harrison wrote:
"jeff" wrote
i
discovered two fang holes in the shin about 6 inches above ankle-high.
probably a small copperhead...


i would guess it was a small moccasin. i've seen them around the lake,
but never a copperhead.

yfitp
wayno(others may not care, but i am frankly happy you survived)


If a cockroach can survive a nuclear attack then surely
a divorce lawyer can survive a little old cottonmouth.

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Ken Fortenberry
 




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