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Teen Bitten By Poisonous Snake At Canoe Creek
July 29, 2013
A teenager was hospitalized Sunday evening after being bit by what was believed to be a poisonous snake.
The teen was at Canoe Creek along Highway 29 in McDavid when he was bitten by the snake about 7:15 p.m. EMS reported that he was unconscious after being bitten by what was believed to be a cottonmouth snake.
The teen was transported by a Santa Rosa County ambulance to West Florida Hospital for treatment. His name and condition were not available.
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19 Responses to “Teen Bitten By Poisonous Snake At Canoe Creek”
Any update on the condition of this person? Cottonmouths and copperheads have been in abundance this summer….I have seen as many as 5 a day killed in our area.
A cottenmouth is more dangerous than a rattlesnake even.i wonder if he was wearing any shoes or anything? You NEED too be careful when u walk outside
aLL i CAN SAY EVEN IN POOLS YOU ARE NOT SAFE, MY POOL CLEANER HAS FOUND SEVERAL SNAKES IN THE SKIMMERS. tHIS YEAR WE HAVE FOUND PLENTY OF FROGS AND TWO TURTLES. sO CHECK THOSE SKIMMERS BEFORE YOU JUMP IN THE POOL. WATER IS WATER, AND IF THEY WANT TO GET IN IT, SNAKES WILL GO WHERE EVER THERE IS SOME. bE SAFE AND CHECK.
This why when grkids visit and want to go swimming..we drive to the beach…Snakes can hide any where along a creek.
i was at my grandparents pond fishin a month or so ago an seen a big cotton mouth right infront of me an two kids. found out the next dyy it was the momma cause we were back fishin an killed 3 babies an seen 2 more that got away. the man that takes care of it went down there after i called an told him an one strukk at him. if it wasnt for his boots nn him movin he would of been bit.
Snake repellent, from what I understand, irritates the snake as it crawls across the repellent. Plus it’s really not cheap. I have 3 acres and it would cost a fortune to run a band of repellent around my property. I can buy 7.63×39 cheaper than that!
For those who don’t know, you can buy a snake repellent at the hardware store to put around your property. I think it is sulfur based.
snakes like water… cold water will not stop them if they want to bit someone….if its super hot outside an you are at the creek/river just check ya surroundings befor ya get in the water, and make sure there are no snakes layed out on a log….
SNAKES LIKE WATER!!! TOO…
Paul, my dad & several of us have gotten plenty of snakes outta his pool. Now to the person who thinks it’s too cold, no it has nothing to do with cold water.
That’s like about what? 2 weeks ago at waterville that girl was bit in the lazy river and i was just there a few weeks before…im scared to go back there much less a river…i think the weather plays a big part of these things coming out. Last week on my front pourch was some kind of baby snake, about 6 incehs long and dark, i dont live by water but have woods behind my house, i live in Pensacola off mobile hwy so to me this was unusual but i will NOT go in my backyard and im scared to walk through my grass, my kids have to play out front in the culdesac no longer in the yard
Prayers for this young man and family. Moccasins are born around Mother’s Day and by this time of the year parents and young are out in force. As a society, we are killing our birds of prey who feast on these. One of the owl’s favorite foods is the snakes.
My dog also was bitten by many small snakes in the creek one Mother’s Day.
PAUL, SNAKES LIKE POOLS TOO AS DO GATORS, BE SAFE EVERYONE. PRAYERS FOR THE VICTIM.
Wolf, I told you we carried one out on the bank. I don’t know if cold water has anything to do with it or not. I never went back after that incident, but I know what we carried out and it was a moccasin.
I thought the water was too cold to have snakes. Anyone want to clarify this?
Sharks in the Gulf and Snakes in the rivers/ponds.. Just a few reasons why I prefer the pool in my backyard.. I do get a frog in there once in a while but I can deal with that
That creek is full of both copperhead & cottonmouth moccasins & really that area in general for them & rattlesnakes, they’ve actually been killed on neighboring porches.
Several years ago my friend and I took our kids to Canoe creek to play in the water. Someone had threw an old car part in the water. she and I picked it up and toted it to the bank. Guess what crawled out of it???? You guessed it a big moccasin. Needless to say we got the kids out of the water and went home. I have never been back there anymore. God gave me one chance no need to tempt fate a second time! This is dog days and days and snakes are everywhere due to all the rain.
Yep, the water moccasins are out in force. I lost my dog to one of their bites this past week. They are an aggressive snake.
Be careful out there…there are lots of snakes and animals that have been flooded out of their normal areas and are looking for a dry place or higher ground. Keep you eyes open and look before you step outside, watch where you are stepping.