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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LC72uk" data-source="post: 135915" data-attributes="member: 4840">It`s easy Mass just take you`re thumb and 2nd finger and grab behind the back of the head and using you`re index finger place that on the head of the snake to pin down, make sure you have a firm grip Vipers can side bite, don`t want you getting bitten<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.All my Vipers are pretty chilled out, The Copperhead being the most laid back viper I have ever dealt with and as for Moccasins don`t do much for me very messy snakes , they stink in captivity due to them being fish eaters. From what I can gather in the US they tend not to use the antivenom for Copperhead bites unless it`s absolutely necessary, from what I have been reading a lot of people ride the bite out , in some cases the antivenom can do more harm than the venom itself , Anaphylaxis being the main culprit.I had a Copperhead bite explained to me on how it feels, this is what I was told. If bitten on hand.1 Place hand in Boiling Water for 7 -10 days.2 Removing hand every so often from boiling water to smash it with the biggest hammer you can find.Sound like a Copperhead bite to you Mass<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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