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I dunno Brent. I to have handled too many snakes. My experience is even the non-constrictors will be happy to wrap you up if they can. Wrap you up and poop on you,I should say. I think it is defensive behavior common to'em all...Geo

And most all will rattle their tails...

Most will try to get some "wrap" on you, simply to get a grip on something and try to get away from your grasp. Closest encounter I ever had was with a big rattler, early in my snake catching, that very slowly got partial wraps onto my right arm as I held his head in my right hand, and as I was talking to someone. When he finally got enough "grip" he tried to snatch his head back out of my hand and almost succeeded. That would have gone ugly quick if he had succeeded.

SRH

I see a rattler and I do everything in my power to increase the distance between the two of us. You guys that catch them like excitement way more than I do, Yikes!

Sure they might wrap around your arm, but there is no way they are capable of restricting blood flow (even constrictors can't do that) nor would, in any way, be difficult to get loose of.

There is probably a grain of truth in that story somewhere, but it's been strongly "embellished". At least that's my opinion. Copperheads seem pretty mild as pit viper go also.

We saw a lot of the doing field work in Kansas.

I don't think copperheads have the means to kill you outright by their venom. They will just make you sick and inconvenience you for awhile.

A big rattler, or big cottonmouth, is deadlier because of the length of it's fangs and the possibility of it delivering a larger dose of venom. The longer it's fangs the deeper it can inject the venom, and the more likely it is to hit a major artery or vein. It is entirely possible for a big rattler to kill you in a matter of minutes if it hits a major blood vessel. But, most of the time they don't, and they just make you mighty sick for awhile. An acquaintance died from a rattler bite, but it was really the heart attack that killed him, not the venom. He was a poster child for "Alcohol and rattlesnakes don't mix". Ever hear the phrase "Watch this!" ?

SRH

Stan, the only way to settle this is for you to catch a big rattlesnake and let spoiled child BrentD show us how easily he can unwrap it from his arm.

It is simply silly to say that even constrictors cannot restrict blood flow. Even the elastic band on a pair of socks can do that.

If the opportunity arises this fall, we'll see what we can do. But, I prolly ain't releasing him with one hand to take a selfie!

Actually, the way true constrictors kill is by tightening the coils when the victim exhales each time. Eventually, the victim cannot inhale enough, and dies by suffocation.

SRH

Having twouble seeing what you said wubber duckie

I had a seat belt in a Chevy Suburban once that would do that same thing...Geo