Snake poop in my sleeping bag

drache · 02-21-2007, 06:13 AM

By now I'm thoroughly bored of being sick.
So this morning I got out my little mystery snake to see whether I could get anything better with the camera in my palm pilot (of course not).
The little guy pooped all over the inside of my sleeping bag. I did get it cleaned up and the sleeping bag is now draped over a chair to dry. I keep thinking I smell it on stuff though - is it my hand? my sweater? the couch?
Probably just scent stuck in my nose.
It did make me think of people waking up with Rattlers in their sleeping bag. Then, by association, about that kid who was bitten by a Rattler in Yosemite and posted the blow-by-blow photos of the process he has to go through to save his arm (eleven times surgery).

KITKAT · 02-21-2007, 06:24 PM

Yikes!

Try baking soda sprinkled on the bag, then vacumn it off.

abcat1993 · 02-21-2007, 08:29 PM

What do you do when you wake up with poisonous snakes? Carefully slide out and HOPE they don't attack you. And I also, have seen those pics; DISGUSTING.

drache · 02-21-2007, 09:59 PM

Sleeping bag no longer stinky - thanks for the baking soda reminder.

I actually thought the snake bite pictures were really interesting, but I'm a health practitioner and we're weird that way. You know - scientific interest outweighing the gross factor.
Also - they managed to leave that boy with a functional arm and hand, which is a pretty amazing feat of medical science.

Thamnophis · 02-21-2007, 11:49 PM

Yeah, they really can stink

Is there a link to the pictures of the rattler-bite?

drache · 02-22-2007, 01:00 PM

Yeah.
Go to:
Justin's Rattlesnake Bite
That's where the whole story is with a link to the pictures.

Thamnophis · 02-23-2007, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drache

Yeah.
Go to:
Justin's Rattlesnake Bite
That's where the whole story is with a link to the pictures.

Thanks for the link. These pictures were already known by me.
Great pictures to show to people who want to keep venemous snakes and are not ready for it.

adamanteus · 02-23-2007, 06:56 PM

That's grim!

LushLulu85 · 07-29-2007, 05:40 AM

I feel quite queezy now after looking at those pictures!!!

Snaky · 07-29-2007, 06:23 AM

Very interesting story and pictures. One of the reasons I'll probably never start with venomous species, or they must have a very mild venoum.

02-21-2007, 06:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,992 Country:	Snake poop in my sleeping bag By now I'm thoroughly bored of being sick. So this morning I got out my little mystery snake to see whether I could get anything better with the camera in my palm pilot (of course not). The little guy pooped all over the inside of my sleeping bag. I did get it cleaned up and the sleeping bag is now draped over a chair to dry. I keep thinking I smell it on stuff though - is it my hand? my sweater? the couch? Probably just scent stuck in my nose. It did make me think of people waking up with Rattlers in their sleeping bag. Then, by association, about that kid who was bitten by a Rattler in Yosemite and posted the blow-by-blow photos of the process he has to go through to save his arm (eleven times surgery).

02-21-2007, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
KITKAT Old and wise snake Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 904 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag Yikes! Try baking soda sprinkled on the bag, then vacumn it off. __________________ KitKat "Acts of kindness should never be random."

02-21-2007, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag What do you do when you wake up with poisonous snakes? Carefully slide out and HOPE they don't attack you. And I also, have seen those pics; DISGUSTING. __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

02-21-2007, 09:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,992 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag Sleeping bag no longer stinky - thanks for the baking soda reminder. I actually thought the snake bite pictures were really interesting, but I'm a health practitioner and we're weird that way. You know - scientific interest outweighing the gross factor. Also - they managed to leave that boy with a functional arm and hand, which is a pretty amazing feat of medical science.

02-21-2007, 11:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,313 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag Yeah, they really can stink Is there a link to the pictures of the rattler-bite? __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

02-22-2007, 01:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,992 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag Yeah. Go to: Justin's Rattlesnake Bite That's where the whole story is with a link to the pictures.

02-23-2007, 06:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 7,983 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag That's grim!

07-29-2007, 05:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
LushLulu85 "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: stockport, Greater Manchester, uk Posts: 1,557 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag I feel quite queezy now after looking at those pictures!!! __________________ Lulu 1.1.3 T. M. Marcianus (Albino), Sissle, Kia and the sprogs 1.1.0 T. S. Tetrataenia, Clyde & Bonnie

07-29-2007, 06:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
Snaky "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,635 Country:	Re: Snake poop in my sleeping bag Very interesting story and pictures. One of the reasons I'll probably never start with venomous species, or they must have a very mild venoum.

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