>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WE ARE CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION THIS MORNING ABOUT SNAKES EASE
AND IT JUST STARTED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND
ALREADY DOZENS OF YOU HAVE
SENT US PICTURES OF STEAKS
THAT YOU HAVE SPOTTED IN YOUR
YARD. AND ALSO IN YOUR SO
DURING THE LAST HOUR, WE ALSO
TOLD YOU ABOUT AN INCREASE OF
ONE LOCAL EMERGENCY VETS
OFFICE HERE IN OUR AREA IN THE
NUMBER OF DOGS ADMITTED WITH
SNAKE BITES AS HIS 2 YEAR-OLD
SON E WHO WAS BITTEN IN HER
YARD BACK YARD IN ABOUT A WEEK
AND A HALF AGO SHE RECOVERED
DOING JUST FINE OUT. YOU CAN
SEE. BUT VETS SAY THAT
VENOMOUS SNAKE BITES CAN BE
DEADLY FOR A PET. SO THIS
MORNING, WE WANT TO HELP YOU
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO TELL
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
VENOMOUS STAKE, A RELATIVELY
HARMLESS ONE. DAN MALONEY IS
JOINING US NOW VIA ZOOM THIS
MORNING. DAN, GOOD MORNING.
HEY, JAKE, IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE
A GREAT TO SEE YOU, DANNY. AND
I KNOW YOU WORKED FOR YEARS AT
THE JACKSONVILLE ZOO SAY YOU
CERTAINLY KNOW A LOT ABOUT
LOCAL SNAKES ARE NOW WORKING
AT THE LOUISVILLE. ISSUE,
WOULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW TO TELL
IF A SNAKE IS VENOMOUS FOR
THOSE OF US WHO MIGHT SPOT
WHEN IN OUR YARD.
>> SURE. YOU KNOW, FLORIDA’S
GOT MORE VENOMOUS STATES THINK
KENTUCKY CERTAINLY DOES. IT IS
GREAT BEING A DIRECTOR HERE AT
THE ZOO BY THIS. ALL OUR
FRIENDS AT W J XT AND THE
GREAT. BY THE WAY OF, YOU
KNOW, WHEN WE
>> WHEN YOU’RE YOU’RE LOOKING
THANK THE STAKES. THEY
TYPICALLY WILL HAVE KIND OR
TRIANGULAR HEAD. BUT THAT’S
NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. AND SOME
OF TAKES SOME OF THE STATES IN
FLORIDA LIKE WATER STAKES THAT
ARE HARMLESS BUT WILL FLATTEN
THEIR HEADS TO MIMIC
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: A VENOMOUS
STAKE SO ARE ARE THERE, YOU
KNOW, SPECIFIC SNAKES THAT WE
CAN KIND OF WE’VE GOT SOME
PHOTOS AS YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST
TELLING VIC, I DON’T STAY THAT
CLOSE TO A SNAKE TO DRY TO
DETERMINE BASED ON COLORING
EVERYTHING. BUT A LOT OF
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AT WE WANT
THERE ARE SOME SNAKES. IT
SHOULD NOT BE KILLED FOR AN
EXIT, FOR EXAMPLE, BECAUSE
THEY’RE NOT ALL BAD. CAN YOU
RUN DOWN THE ONES THAT ARE
CONSIDERED VENOMOUS IT AS WE
DESCRIBE THE PICTURES.
>> SURE. BUT JUST AS A AS A
POINT OF OF A NO STATE SHOULD
REALLY BE KILLED BECAUSE THEIR
STATES AND I HAVE A FRIEND
RIGHT HERE. THIS IS THIS IS
CORNELIUS AND SOME PEOPLE LIKE
THINK COURT IS A COPPERHEAD.
BUT IN REALITY, HE’S HE IS A
CHORUS, THINK HE’S A
HEARTLESS, GOING TAKE LOVE TO
EAT RODENTS. SO IN FLORIDA,
YOU’VE GOT YOU’VE GOT 2 GUYS
ARE OUT OF 6. YOU HAVE TIMBER
OUNCE STEAKS AND DIAMONDBACK
RATTLESNAKES. YOU HAVE PEOPLE
WE’RE OUT OF STEAKS. THERE ARE
CAUGHT IN OR WATER MOCCASINS.
THERE ARE THEY’RE ALSO
COPPERHEADS AND CORAL SNAKES.
SO FLORIDA CERTAINLY HAS A
GOOD SHARE OF YOU’RE RIGHT.
AND I APOLOGIZE. I WAS NOT
SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULD ANY
MEANS. JUST, YOU KNOW, WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT ANYONE WHO
MIGHT ENCOUNTER ONE AND, YOU
KNOW, FEEL TRAPPED BY WHERE
THEY ARE IN THAT LOCATION.
>> SO WHERE WOULD WE MOST
LIKELY THEN COME ACROSS A
SNAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, ME WHERE
THEY TYPICALLY HIDE?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I IN THE
CASE OF SUNDAY, I’M SO GLAD
SHE’S DOING WELL. YOU KNOW, IF
YOU’VE GOT A BACKYARD WHERE
YOU’RE EITHER, I HAVE A BIG
WOOD PILE OR A LOT OF ROCKS OR
YEAH, STORED THERE. YOU’RE
ADJACENT TO AN AREA WHERE
THERE’S A WAY THAT’S GOOD
COVER FOR THESE ANIMALS. YOU
KNOW, THAT’S A SPOT WHERE YOU
MIGHT ENCOUNTER SOME STEAKS OF
FOR THE MOST PART. THOSE
STATES DON’T WANT TO ACCOUNT
YOU. THEY’RE NOT LOOKING TO
LDING THAT SNAKE. I
MEAN, THE REALITY IS I WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEEING WHAT
YOU’RE HOLDING AND BEING
CONFUSED WITH OTHER SNAKES
THAT ARE VENOMOUS THAT HAVE
SOME OF THOSE COLORING, YOU
KNOW, SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT
COLORING THEM. SO I CERTAINLY
GET IT AND I CAN SEE WHY IT
GIVE SOME PEOPLE A LITTLE
PAUSE. ITS REALLY DOES ME IF I
SEE IS DAN, THANKS FOR YOUR
INSIGHT THIS MORNING. I CANNOT
TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
SENT US PICTURES OF SNAKES IN
THEIR YARD. SO I REALLY
APPRECIA HELPING TO EDUCATE
OUR VIEWERS ABOUT HOW TO KNOW
WHICH ONES ARE DANGEROUS AND
WHICH ONES ARE NOT.
>> SARAH SELL UP TO CELEBRATE
THE SERVANTS. THAT’S WHAT
THAT’S WHAT YOU WANT TO WHAT
PEOPLE ARE DOING IT. SO GOOD
SEEING YOU SAY ALL SAY IT ALL.
OUR FRIENDS JACKSONVILLE. I
WILL TAKE CARE TO YOU, DAN.
AND BE SURE TO OUR VIEWERS TO
JOIN US TOMORROW MORNING AT
8.15, FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE MAKE
MISTAKES WHEN TREATING.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: A SNAKE
BITE. WHAT YOU SHOULD NEVER DO
IF YOU ARE BITTEN. WE’RE
BUSTING SNAKEBITE MYTHS NOT