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My dad was bitten by a copperhead when he was young. He was barefoot down in the pasture. It bit him behind the ankle and he ran all the way home. He was the local doctor's first snakebite victim.

What about the shock treatments for snakebite? Anyone have any experience with that? (Or know someone who has?) I first read about it back in the mid-eighties. I've read pro and con, though. Might be worth a shot, if the situation was dire enough.

I'd rather flog someone else with it to stay warm. If you flogged the right guy, you'd stay fairly warm running from him. :lol:

Ah, gotcha. I knew stinging nettle had several uses, just thought you meant it was like plantain in relieving stings.

You chew up part of the stinging nettle? Yeesh! Seems that would be nearly as bad as the sting itself. :O

There is an herb called plantain (plantago major) that grows all over the place down here. If you break off a leaf and chew it up, then plaster it on the sting, it helps to reduce the swelling and pain. One of my daughters was stung last year on the arm and swelled up something awful. A few...