Testimony of Healing November 22, 2004 Issue

Dog saved after snakebite

Richard Reese

This past summer I attended a company picnic at a park on the outskirts of Houston. I took along my dog, Gilly, a sheltie.

Toward evening, while the picnic was still going on, I took Gilly for a walk into the undeveloped part of the park. We came upon a large clearing in the woods with heavy grass, near a swamp. Gilly was ahead of me when he suddenly jumped and let out a howl. He turned and ran to me, falling at my feet. At first I thought he must have a thorn in one of his paws, and began checking his feet. Then I noticed blood streaming from under his right front leg and knew it must be coming from a snakebite.

As I got up to check for a snake, a very large cottonmouth water moccasin rose up from the grass into the air and opened its mouth, projecting its fangs. This highly poisonous snake, commonly found in the southern part of the United States, is known for being aggressive.

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