Red Bellied Black Snake Under Dog. Heart in My Mouth.

Red Bellied Black Snake Under Dog. Heart in My Mouth. 06/28/2010

My heart is in my mouth, walking back from the beach, by torch light, Indigo walked ahead of us a couple of feet and walked over a stick laying across the track only the stick turned into a big wriggling twisting snake under her and then wriggled off the path.It was a 2-meter long red bellied black snake. :-(

Palpitations and I feel sick and do not want my dinner. Indigo is OK and the vet says she would have yelped if bitten. I just want to watch her all night; I can't believe she would not have been bitten.

I am wide-awake, like I am on the best testosterone boosters and wondering how to put concern about my dog out of my mind and go to sleep.

Only thing good about it is that if I had not gone to the beach with Indigo, it might have been Reg walking bare legged over the snake and being, bitten. I would rather have my dog save my man from being bitten by a poisonous snake than have my man at almost 70 be ill with snakebite, he could not take any more bad setbacks.

Please let Indigo be OK.

I feel so neglectful, that I never noticed, that still dark shape on the track until my dog was on top of it and horrified, to think my man often comes home on that track at night, without the torch and wearing only shorts, because he refuses, to wear jeans, even though I have been warning him, about the risk, of snake bite.

Reg will not be going fishing without me again, not that I was vigilant enough tonight L., and I need to take a lot better care of Indigo, if we are walking her back from the beach in semi dark.

Indigo still appears absolutely, fine. It has been 2 hours now and she has no symptoms.
I cannot find any fang marks but when I Google, both those events can happen and even the vet said I will not see the bite mark, but she said 'Poodles are intelligent and Indigo would let me know if she had been bitten'.

Please let her be right

Please let this just is a warning for me to take better care of my man/boy and dog.

Comments

Carol Willis

06/28/2010 16:25

Hey Kathy, she will be fine...at least you had a warning of the danger without Indigo or Reg,or you, being hurt. Now you know, you can be extra vigilant.
(((hugs)))

06/28/2010 16:30

Kathy, in no way are you neglectful. The way you look after Reg & Indigo deserves a medal. You have always put them before your own needs.

The vet is right, Indigo would of yelp if she was bitten. I'm sure she will be ok. Sending positives thoughts & hugs to you & Reg and a big pat for Indigo xxx

Lorraine HOOD link

06/28/2010 18:46

I saw a snake wriggle right between my horse's legs and she was totally unaware of it and the snake just went by it's merry way. If they get scared, snakes will attack, but if let alone like Indigo obviously did, they just want to get out of sight. Take heart Kathy, I am sure you would have known if Indigo was hurt. My snake attacking dog Rollie has been bitten three times and survived only because he attacks the snakes! There are tell tale signs like inability to get any wee out and it having blood in it. So check her wee.

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