Dude. I thought all you Arizonans wore snake boots.

Wishing you a swift complete recovery.
Take care David.

...Dammit David, my greatest fear is being bitten ! Get well, then get even. Kill every viper you can find.

Probably an assassin snake, bought and paid for by a movedown.orc-affiliated organization. Watch out for SEIU members in the hospital, heh, heh.

Best wishes, counselor.

That rattling noise means....back off. Wondering where you have been hiding the past couple of days. Glad to hear your doing better.

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery, Dave.

Geez, Dave ... multiple scorpion run ins and now a rattle snake. Been bitten by a Gila monster yet?

I hope you get well soon. We all need you.

PS: How is the snake doing?

Did the snake live?
PETA wants to know.

Speedy recovery.

Almost did the same thing in my youth. I stepped over him, heard "snake!" and did the high step for a few yards before looking back at him.

Hope you are better soon, Dave!

Are you having enough fun yet? Geez, man...

Our little girl almost did that this spring when we were hiking. Then there was another one that scared the crap out of us when we were on the horses! There are a lot more snakes this year. I hope you have a speedy recovery!

At least you have the comfort of having gotten bit in a respectable place, the leg. Getting bit on the hand or arm is a sure indication of being a rookie.

Get well fast.

Wow!
That must have been very painful.
I hope you get better very soon. And please be careful.
The Second Amendment needs every one of its defenders in fighting form.
Take care.

PETA will probably come after you for harming the snake when it bit you.
I do know people who survived with no long term effects. Best wishes.

Best wishes on a speedly recovery. It's always humbling when nature reminds us how frail we actually are. Next time you're in snake country, consider using a walking stick. Gives you a little bit more warning.

Been there, done that, so you have my sympathies.

If all goes well, you'll be able to put a shoe on that foot in a week, and residual pain-free in a month.

Oh, my! Get well soon. Hope you turned that rattler into a hatband.

They do say "Don't tread on me" ... now you know why

Snakebit? For cryin out loud, whatever happened to professional courtesy?!

Be well!

I stepped on one in the hills west of Parker Dam hiking to the Oasis.....I think I jumped about 6' high. I was lucky, he missed me.

Speedy recovery, thank gosh fer meds!

I thought all you Arizonans wore snake boots.

I'm pretty sure Dave wears sandals with business suits.

Hopefully, David, you popped a cap in that snake. Here's to a swift and full recovery! (For you, not the snake.)

Best wishes on a speedy recovery and hopefully no long term effects!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Counselor.

Godspeed for a quick recovery.

When I learned about this, "DAVE HARDY 1, RATTLESNAKE 0.", I thought I'd see a photo of a dead snake holed with Arizona snakeshot.

Very glad to hear you're okay!

So you hit a rattlesnake in the face with your leg?
Shame on you. I hope you're both doing fine. Have a good meal, and save some of the dark meat for me. I had canned rattler once. Tasted like canned food.

Tell me, could you have gotten a shot off if you had one of those anti-snake derringers handy? I thought not.

@Alan - Dave's normal solution for rattlesnakes involves a Thompson...

Get well!

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