In reply to zooguy96
Some of my snakes are fed in separate enclosures (he is) and some aren't.
3:24p, 8/15/25
In reply to Ducks4brkfast
Yeah, I get it. I'm just saying what generally works best for me. But, I did the same thing. I fed some in their enclosure; it was just easier.
Ducks4brkfast said:
Some of my snakes are fed in separate enclosures (he is) and some aren't.
Yeah, I get it. I'm just saying what generally works best for me. But, I did the same thing. I fed some in their enclosure; it was just easier.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
3:40p, 8/15/25
In reply to txags92
Could be!!! I tried to check out their habitat and the only thing I saw was sightings around Houston. Not sure if Brazos Co is in their habitat.
txags92 said:Champion of Fireball said:
I forgot if I asked this before. I can't figure out what type of snake I encountered a very long time ago. I was playing out in the woods in what is now 47. Walking under a branch I had a snake go right over my head. It seemed pretty big like 4'. It was colored like Indian or Flint corn. I've googled and can't find anything that looks like that snake.
Buttermilk racer maybe?
Could be!!! I tried to check out their habitat and the only thing I saw was sightings around Houston. Not sure if Brazos Co is in their habitat.
In Hoc Signo Vinces
5:45p, 8/15/25
In reply to zooguy96
I wont embarrass you by asking how much ass you have smelled.
zooguy96 said:
The musk of most snakes smells worse than ass. It's among the worst smells ever. Ask me how I know.
I wont embarrass you by asking how much ass you have smelled.
5:46p, 8/15/25
In reply to Burdizzo
Mostly monkey butt.
Burdizzo said:zooguy96 said:
The musk of most snakes smells worse than ass. It's among the worst smells ever. Ask me how I know.
I wont embarrass you by asking how much ass you have smelled.
Mostly monkey butt.
6:06p, 8/15/25
In reply to maroon barchetta
maroon barchetta said:Burdizzo said:zooguy96 said:
The musk of most snakes smells worse than ass. It's among the worst smells ever. Ask me how I know.
I wont embarrass you by asking how much ass you have smelled.
Mostly monkey butt.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
6:56p, 8/15/25
Don't pick up timber rattlers.
https://abc13.com/post/hiker-dies-reportedly-picking-venomous-snake-officials-say/17547829/
https://abc13.com/post/hiker-dies-reportedly-picking-venomous-snake-officials-say/17547829/
7:09p, 8/15/25
In reply to maroon barchetta
That Timber didn't get the memo.
Quote:
Timber rattlesnakes tend to be "more docile" than other rattler species and is likely to stay coiled or stretched out and motionless when encountered in the wild, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo.
That Timber didn't get the memo.
12:57p, 8/18/25
In reply to 12f Mane
Yeah, a little too far west for a buttermilk. My only other thought is maybe a juvenile coachwhip. They have a pretty distinctive pattern when they're young.
12f Mane said:
To far west for buttermilks
Yeah, a little too far west for a buttermilk. My only other thought is maybe a juvenile coachwhip. They have a pretty distinctive pattern when they're young.
8:26p, 8/19/25
From my brother's house in south College Station. His cat presumably killed it then brought it into the yard
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8:23p, 8/20/25
I believe I've told y'all our dog does not tolerate uninvited guests in his yard. I just found this today....any chance of an ID?
8:38p, 8/20/25
And I just remembered I promised an update on the going rate of antivenom in Colorado....somehow that rattlesnake managed to bite me in the wallet as well..
8:53p, 8/20/25
In reply to HuttoAg27
That's what we understand, seems we have successfully met our deductible this year.....
HuttoAg27 said:
Does Insurance cover that?
That's what we understand, seems we have successfully met our deductible this year.....
9:36p, 8/20/25
In reply to Counterpoint
Unfortunately we were not with him, but he said it was 12 doses....
I wish the hospital would've been more specific....
I wish the hospital would've been more specific....
10:44p, 8/20/25
You can find bills of close to 200,000 dollars for antivenom, but the hospital actually gets reimbursed at about 2,000 per vial by Medicare who states they will only pay a percentage of the cost billed... so the hospitals play a game where they hyperinflate the price to try to make any profit at all off the vials and the patients see the bill and think the hospital actually expects them to pay that amount. (They don't) if you call the hospital billing department and offer to pay out of pocket you will see the price drop precipitously.
Around 65% of the people who are admitted to hospitals never end up paying the hospital anything. And almost 90% dont end up paying enough to cover their costs to the hospital. The other 10% (sometimes up to 20%) of people pay the tab for everyone there.
Hospitals operate on a shoestring budget. They dont really get rich mostly due to insane overhead with inflated pharmaceutical prices and medical equipment prices as well as paying staff. Any money they do make goes directly to private equity groups and not back to the providers. However insurance companies are absolutely killing it with insane profit margins in the multi billions... same with the pharma industry.
Too much of the public ire is directed at Hospitals and doctors. The evil people in this equation are the insurance companies and private equity buying up hospitals and physician groups and pulling highly trained medical professionals out of the equation for the budget providers (NPs and PAs) at all levels of healthcare even when the NPs and PAs are performing procedures and other aspects of patient care which they openly admit feeling uncomfortable and undertrained to provide.
Around 65% of the people who are admitted to hospitals never end up paying the hospital anything. And almost 90% dont end up paying enough to cover their costs to the hospital. The other 10% (sometimes up to 20%) of people pay the tab for everyone there.
Hospitals operate on a shoestring budget. They dont really get rich mostly due to insane overhead with inflated pharmaceutical prices and medical equipment prices as well as paying staff. Any money they do make goes directly to private equity groups and not back to the providers. However insurance companies are absolutely killing it with insane profit margins in the multi billions... same with the pharma industry.
Too much of the public ire is directed at Hospitals and doctors. The evil people in this equation are the insurance companies and private equity buying up hospitals and physician groups and pulling highly trained medical professionals out of the equation for the budget providers (NPs and PAs) at all levels of healthcare even when the NPs and PAs are performing procedures and other aspects of patient care which they openly admit feeling uncomfortable and undertrained to provide.
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10:48p, 8/20/25
Healthcare like much of our current society is very very broken.... but snakes are cool and so is this guy.
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10:48p, 8/20/25
Dp
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11:07p, 8/20/25
In reply to Badace52
We have had one of those hanging around our back porch for a few weeks.
Badace52 said:
Healthcare like much of our current society is very very broken.... but snakes are cool and so is this guy.
We have had one of those hanging around our back porch for a few weeks.
12:48a, 8/21/25
In reply to Badace52
Excellent segue!
Badace52 said:
Healthcare like much of our current society is very very broken.... but snakes are cool and so is this guy.
Excellent segue!