Dog bitten by venomous snake at Connecticut state park rescued from mountain

A canine was receiving medical therapy after being rescued from a precarious mountain climbing path in Connecticut, the place final week he suffered a venomous snake chew, based on animal management. 

The rescue from Sleeping Giant State Park required a workforce of a number of individuals, who carried the canine in a stretcher down an “extraordinarily treacherous” a part of the mountain, mentioned Hamden Animal Control in a social media post shared on Wednesday. Known for its scenic overlooks and uneven, rocky terrain, the park is about 10 miles from New Haven. Although rescuers initially thought the canine had injured his leg, animal management mentioned Friday that he’d really been bitten by a copperhead snake.

“The canine that was rescued Wednesday at Sleeping Giant State Park was not injured, he was bitten by a copperhead snake!” Hamden Animal Control wrote in one other put up. “He was administered anti-venom and is being monitored. Let’s all hope for a full restoration.”

The canine named Raleigh belongs to New Haven resident Masahiko Seto, who had spent the day together with his son and their pet on the state park, CBS affiliate WFSB reported. Animal management mentioned the incident is a reminder for any potential guests to watch out whereas at Sleeping Giant since Northern Copperhead snakes do stay there.

Populations of the viper species are present in areas throughout the japanese United States, together with in Connecticut, the place they’re concentrated within the central lowland area west of the Connecticut River, the state government writes in an outline of the copperhead on its web site.

Those snakes are primarily seen in Hartford, Middlesex, and New Haven Counties, based on that description, which provides that copperhead snake bites require medical consideration as they will trigger extreme sickness however hardly ever dying in people. How a smaller creature like a canine would possibly reply to the venom was not instantly clear.

Hamden Animal Control famous that the panorama of Sleeping Giant State Park is good for the copperhead, one in every of two venomous snake species present in Connecticut with the opposite being the endangered timber rattlesnake. 

“Their habitat contains rocky hillsides, open woods, in addition to edges of swamps and meadows,” Hamden Animal Control mentioned. “BE SAFE EVERYONE!” 

Barbara Godejohn, a supervisor at Hamden Animal Control, informed WFSB that there are particular precautions individuals can take to keep away from snake bites when visiting Sleeping Giant.

“Just concentrate on the place you are stepping earlier than you step. Wear excessive prime boots to guard your self, they’re low to the bottom,” Godejohn mentioned. “Keep your pets near you. This is one thing that is in all probability not avoidable. If you are going to take your pet mountain climbing, be sure you have the correct gear and possibly have a snake chew equipment with you, if you recognize you are going to an space the place venomous snakes are going to be.”