Rattlesnakes while deer hunting

[Dayton Elk]

Was in a hospital within 20 minutes and yes it was in Washington, Okanogan county.  Be careful!!!quote author=NWBREW link=topic=36481.msg429743#msg429743 date=1256182245]

Kill em all , I was bit this summer still have poor circulation and an $80,000 dollar hospital bill.  The whole time after I was bit and then killed the snake I never thought it would be as bad as it was.  Two days in the hospital and could barely leave on the third,  hobbled for a week.  If you or a friend are bit get the antivenom in as quick as possible and have them give you as much as they will.  It is a judgement call and the doctors are not always smarter then we are.  I had 14 vials and there should have been more and quicker.  Do not underestimate their bite, all I could think about was being way out hunting alone, it may have been ugly, I would not have been able to walk out!  Swelling, sorness, vesiculation, blurry vision that kept escalating until the antivenom was administered. They are trying to stay alive and so are we Be careful, and kill em all!!!

How far were you away from a vehicle and the hospital? Was this in Wa. state? I'm sorry to hear that but I'm glad things didn't turn out worse.
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[Hunter17]

yea I hate rattle snakes I found one in our bathroom one time scared the crap out of me

[rasbo]

No shoulders dont live on this side.. No worries here just spiders and tweekers

[teal101]

We let all the bull snakes go.   Rattlers get shot in the head and skinned.  Haven't had a good fat one to eat yet but I got skins.

I've mainly ran into them chukar hunting and killing them and chopping the heads off and burying the head is the only sure fire way to keep my dog safe.  She is not snake trained and very playful so it is a fear of mine that she's gonna be bit.  Had to kill one she found a few years ago with the shotgun.  Took 7 shots before the damn thing quit squirming.

[andrew_12gauge]

i saw a juvi rattler a few years back hunting deer during general out by othello, thats the only rattler ive seen while deer hunting, seen a lot while scouting though