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Originally Posted by abcat1993
That's interesting, I always thought they were occasionally deadly, like most rattlesnakes (all?)
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Well they don't always actually envenomate every time they bite (why waste venom on us dumb humans), but if you are envenomated you might wish you were dead, and there's always the possibilities of complications (beyond infection) from a bite. I've seen guys who's arm swelled up so bad that they had to cut off his clothing to treat him, and yes, this was from a copperhead. You can get kidney damage from the tissue being broken down by the venom, tissue damage is almost a give if you do get a does of venom, then there's quite a bit of pain involved too....or so I'm told (never hope to experiance it!). Venom is tricky stuff and everyone reacts differently and every venom is a bit different. You may not die, you might just loose an arm or leg or foot or hand or finger or toe or maybe just have horrible pain and swelling or some of your tissue die off around the bite area or just be puking for a month or two (another friend who was bitten!).....guess my point is, NEVER underestimate ANY venomous snake whether they say it's deadly or not.