My vet charges $29 for the vaccine. Two injections three weeks apart. And all it does is buy you time getting to a vet.

My vet charges $29 for the vaccine. Two injections three weeks apart. And all it does is buy you time getting to a vet.

30 days apart

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After my drama of my position and credentials, I'd like to mention I will do my best to help with photos as often and as quickly as possible. I'm taking a chance by showing my info here, so I hope it is not abused while trying to do the right thing for others. A photo should ALWAYS be taken of a snake species before ANYTHING else. A simple photo before messing with a snake speeds treatment times in the event of an envenomation, and gives us the easiest way to identify.

What we know after years of hospital work, is that accidental bites are extremely rare. 99% of bites come from harassment of a species. LEAVE THEM ALONE. A recent envenomations cost the patient $153,000, so unless you have a spare house laying around, avoiding an interaction is crucial. Gunshots to feet and ricochets are EXTREMELY common. The fastest snake travels at about 3 mph, an average human can run close to 6mph. I've caught thousands of snakes at this point and I've never been "chased" by one. You CAN get away.
I'm not here to fight or argue or debate your feelings towards snakes. I'm here to help and give my advice. venomous species are the largest of concern and usually get the "good snake, dead snake" approach, but species such as copperheads are being used in the fight against breast cancer, so I'd much rather get those species to places of use than to lose another pair of breasts from the world. Rattlesnake venom (from live animals) is used to produce the first medication you receive during a heart attack.

Nope. 3 weeks. Next one is on. The 29th. Then again the girl at the desk scheduled it. I will call in the morning to make sure something isn't askew.

Update. I called them and they agreed to wait until the 6th. Thank you for the heads up.

All our dogs get the vaccination and I wear snake boots every time while quail hunting whether its nov,dec,jan or feb. Snake avoidance training would be a good idea if possible. Last year I chased quail on numerous days in jan/feb where it was 70-80 degrees in mitchell county.

Whoever says snakes don't come out after dec is completely FOS because they certainly will if it's a somewhat warm day (I've killed them in dec-jan when its 60 outside). Also, last year the rattlesnake round up had more snakes than they knew what to do with because of a bumper crop of rattlers with all the rain which brought more rodents.....I can only imagine how many snakes will be out this year with all the rain we've had.