Watch Your Step: Snakes Are Waking Up Across South Texas

As temperatures start to warm up, snakes will start coming out of their hiding spots. Below, we will take a look at some of the more common snakes found in South Texas.

Snake safety tips:

•  Heavy footwear, snake-proof trousers, leggings, or boots will help reduce your risk. Snakes like tall grass.
• Be careful when stepping over fallen logs and rock outcroppings and take care along creek banks and underbrush.
• Animal burrows make excellent habitats for snakes. Don't ever reach in without checking first.

What to do if you are bitten by a venomous snake.

• Stay calm and seek medical attention as soon as possible.
  Do not wait for symptoms to appear if bitten, get medical help right away.
  Do not apply a tourniquet.
  Do not slash the wound with a knife or cut it in any way.
  Do not try to suck out the venom.
  Do not apply ice or immerse the wound in water.
  Do not drink alcohol as a painkiller.
  Do not take pain relievers (such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen).

Full snake bit symptoms and first aid information by clicking here.

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Copperhead snakes might be the most common venomous snake in our area. While venomous, the bite of a copperhead is seldom fatal because of its short fangs (1.2 to 7.2 mm in length) and a small amount of venom. However, seek treatment if you is bitten.

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