{"id":1035,"date":"2026-06-06T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:34:42","slug":"if-an-sc-copperhead-snake-or-rattlesnake-bites-you-and-you-have-no-cell-service-heres-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1035","title":{"rendered":"If an SC copperhead snake or rattlesnake bites you and you have no cell service, here\u2019s what to do"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let\u2019s say you\u2019re hiking in Jones Gap State Park enjoying a beautiful spring day and then you feel something hit you, something like a rubber band snapping on your leg.<\/p>\n

Read more Chemicals with toxic bite found in SC crops years after farms used tainted fertilizer<\/a><\/p>\n

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Your leg starts burning and throbbing.<\/p>\n

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Snake bite.<\/p>\n

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Venomous likely because a harmless snake bite feels more like a paper cut. They have no fangs.<\/p>\n

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You pull out your phone to call for help and see you have no cell service.<\/p>\n

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Swelling, tenderness, and bruising starts up your leg.<\/p>\n

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Should you panic?<\/p>\n

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Wildlife biologists say no. Chances are you\u2019re not going to die. There have been seven deaths due to snake bites in almost 100 years, and one within the past 10.<\/p>\n

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There are things you can do before you make your way as soon as possible to a medical facility.<\/p>\n

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First . Copperheads are the most prevalent venomous snake in South Carolina, but rattlesnakes pack more serious venom. SC DNR says on its website bites from copperheads in the United States in the past 40 years have resulted in no deaths.<\/p>\n

Read more Chemicals with toxic bite found in SC crops years after farms used tainted fertilizer<\/a><\/p>\n

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There are 38 species of snakes in the state and six are venomous.<\/p>\n

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In addition to copperheads, there are cottonmouth (not found in the Upstate, but in and around Lowcountry swamps, streams, floodplains, and other wetland habitats), pigmy rattlers, eastern diamondback rattlers, timber rattlers and coral snakes (also found on the coast and the Midlands.<\/p>\n

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If you see it, don\u2019t try to kill it or pick it up. That will likely result in another bite, biologists say.<\/p>\n

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Guidelines for snakebites<\/h2>\n

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