We think Jason may have been bitten by a rattlesnake this weekend. He took the scouts rock climbing on Saturday, to prepare them for a week long rock climbing trip in Joshua Tree over Spring Break. While he was tying a rope around a rock, he started moving the tall grass around with his hand. Doing so unveiled a rattlesnake coiled up in what he THOUGHT was hibernation. He was practically standing on top of it while working with the ropes, before he ever noticed it. It wasn't until the next day he realized he had a tender spot on his calf. A little inflamed and sore, he realized it was right above where his boots come to. And the two little marks there sure look suspiciously like fang marks. In all the excitement of "hey... there's a snake!" and using a stick to pick up and relocate the snake, he may have been bitten and not known it! What else could these marks be? It was an adult rattler who knows how to control its venom and probably just gave him a warning w/out venom. Lucky him. What do you think? 
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Snake Bite?!
Posted by Nicole at 3/23/2010
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What?! I wouldn't have ever thought that possible--not knowing you'd received a snake bite.
Yikes! I'm not an expert at all, but that looks like fang marks! Jason should just claim he was bit by a snake and wear his wounds with manly pride! Glad it wasn't painful.
Adam told me about that exprience - and showed me pictures of the snake and the brave leaders that he took with his cell phone (which he probably shouldn't have had on that scout trip!). That was quite a snake! Thank Jason for relocating the snake and saving the boys from snake bite. I hope he's ok!
That's just wrong! Jason, quit coloring your leg to get attention! Ha ha.
holy smokes! If that doesn't look like fang marks then I don't know what does! Lucky Jason! Crazy!
Oh my gosh I am really freaking out by this. Jason totally got bitten by a snake but obviously was too tough to even notice it. WOW!!!!! I hate snakes
Crazy!!!!
Very short vampire...that's my vote.
;-)
wow!
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