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  2. Six venomous snakes in South Carolina: What to know about ...

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    Bite severity: According to poison control, these bites can be missed easily, as they cause less pain than many snakebites. Their effects are usually delayed by up to 13 hours. Their effects are ...

  3. Pet Patrol: South Carolina snakes and how to keep pets safe

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    The likelihood of death from a snake bite in South Carolina is pretty low. The mortality rate can range from 1% to 30%, but this is highly dependent on the size of your pet.

  4. Watch your step! Copperhead snakes are more likely to bite ...

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    South Carolina has 38 different snake species, six of which are venomous. Meanwhile, the study discovered a smaller chance of being bitten by a snake with lower overnight temperatures. Most bites ...

  5. Snakebite - Wikipedia

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    A snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake, especially a venomous snake. [9] A common sign of a bite from a venomous snake is the presence of two puncture wounds from the animal's fangs. [1] Sometimes venom injection from the bite may occur. [3]

  6. List of dangerous snakes - Wikipedia

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    The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]

  7. How do you treat a copperhead snake bite? Duke and ... - AOL

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    In fact, North Carolina leads the nation as the state with the most snake bites. Internationally recognized snake bite experts and medical physicians work at Triangle hospitals, treating about ...

  8. List of fatal snake bites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    It has been estimated that 7,000–8,000 people per year receive venomous snake bites in the United States, and about five of those people die. [5] Though most fatal bites are attributed to rattlesnakes, the copperhead accounts for more snakebite incidents than any other venomous North American species. Rattlesnake bites, by comparison, are ...

  9. Bitten by a copperhead? You may need antivenom. Here ... - AOL

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