Tex & a Copper Head

So this morning I get a call from Joey at school...a very rare occasion. My cell phone is off while I am at school, so when he calls it means something is up. Tex had a swollen face and neck this morning when Joey was leaving. I took him to the Vet and he was bit by a Copper Head. Luckily, the vet said that when the swelling is being pulled down by gravity that he was probably bit yesterday and his body is reacting by sending fluid to the area. He did not have any complications or trouble other than that. He got some antibiotics and 2 shots to help flush everything out of his system. He is doing much better and sleeping inside the next few nights to rest. The vet said it was Copper Head based on the fact that he had not lost any hair around a bite mark which would have been a Rattle Snake. He also thinks that the snake had recently eaten since he was not injected with that much venom and his fluid was starting to sag. Thank You God for watching out for us and snakes. He has protected us greatly against these critters.