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canetoad

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2. Sorry to hear that

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:00 PM

17 hrs ago

I shouldn't have skimmed.

The location was far, far north of me and this is an unusual time for snakes to be active. Usually October -May. Have you heard the phrase, "Mad as a cut snake"? That applies to our brown snakes. They can be bitey buggers.

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Cyclist bitten by eastern brown snake caught in her bike chain [View all] canetoad 17 hrs ago OP

Actually it says the snake was freed, but then euthanized due to its injuries... hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #1

Sorry to hear that canetoad 17 hrs ago #2

Northern California and my area of Colorado had such a limited winter that the rattlesnakes hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #3

article says it was euthanized Kali 15 hrs ago #4

Hey Kali canetoad 15 hrs ago #5

I want to know how that thing got stuck in a bike chain. did she run over it? Kali 15 hrs ago #6