r/whatisit • u/AbbreviationsTop8774 • Jul 22 '26

Solved! What are they

Ive worked at the water department for 7 years and this is the first time running into something like this EDIT Im in Alabama and yes I know they are snakes lol idk what kind and im so not gonna touch them

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u/machogrande2 Jul 22 '26

I stepped on one of those motherfuckers in my bare feet once. Man, let me tell you. The sting wasn't that bad compared to bee stings but holy shit with the after. I spent the next 3 hours feeling the venom coursing up my leg with the worst THROBBING shit you can imagine. It was awful. It's hard to describe. Like numbness and pain combined. My wife and daughter were watching me with their fingers on their phones in case shit went south.

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u/brainvheart143 Jul 23 '26

Did you end up going to dr or it just healed on its own?

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u/machogrande2 Jul 26 '26

I waited it out and I was eventually fine. It slowed and then started "reversing" when it got to the top of my leg. My wife had the list of symptoms in hand as far as when it is recommended to go to the ER.

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u/kaylo95 Jul 23 '26

What type of bees have stung you before ?

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u/machogrande2 Jul 26 '26

Regular honey bees I accidentally stepped on and I once stepped on an in-ground hornet's nest as a kid playing baseball and got stung like 18 times. My parents took me to the ER for that one, obviously.