# Nearly tripped over a rattlesnake **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581 "2018-05-21T19:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581/61 "2018-06-14T22:14:25Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I told her to take the dog tot he emergency vet, but start him on benedryl first, so her airway hopefully wouldn’t close up. She said, “yeah, she’s having trouble breathing”. YOU DON"T CALL YOUR NEIGHBOR WHEN YOUR DOG IS STRUGGLING TO BREATHE!!! Actually thinking about this, she may have done the right thing calling you. She clearly didn’t know what to do and it could be you saved that dog’s life if that benadryl actively helped. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581/62 "2018-06-14T23:54:16Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > Here we go: > > Red Touch Yellow - Kills a Fellow > Red Touch Black - Venom Lack > Yellow Touches Red - Soon You’ll Be Dead > Red Touches Black - Friend of Jack > > I _think_ corals have black heads, their imitators do not? (Don’t trust me on this). The last part is something I read online when doing the research on if it was a coral or not. It confirmed what you said here. The snake definitely had a black head. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581/63 "2018-06-15T00:01:28Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Speaking of rattlers - how’s Dixie doing? She’s pretty much back to 100%. Thanks for the inquiry! She does have a little scar on her snout where the worst of the bites took place (Had at least 3 punctures). Looks a lot like the coyote bite scare, and it slowly faded. It’s a grey patch, and she’s getting older and getting a little grey there anyway. Unless you’re me, I don’t think anybody would notice. They are back there barking at me as I type this. It’s “Dog O’clock”. But its so damn hot and windy. :o Oh well. Gotta do what a dog owner gotta do. Out to the Jeep… ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581/64 "2018-06-15T01:31:33Z")
My neighbor’s dog continues to improve. They opted not to do antivenin, which is understandable on a 10 year old Great Pyr. The vet gave her antibiotics, steroids and pain meds. StG ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581/65 "2018-06-15T19:14:25Z")
Thanks for the updates! I’m glad to hear good reports on them, both. St G - I wouldn’t have thought a rattlesnake bite could be treated just by managing the symptoms. I suppose the steroids were a big help. I’ll definitely remember that early benedryl can be helpful, so thanks for that tip! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581/66 "2018-06-17T13:45:24Z")
[Snake encounter could be worse.](http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-python-20180616-story.html) ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581/67 "2018-06-17T18:17:20Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > [Snake encounter could be worse.](http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-python-20180616-story.html) Yeeks! I guess the notion that mega snakes aren’t able to swallow humans whole has been thoroughly debunked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-tripped-over-a-rattlesnake/814581.md?page=3)