It's that time of year again when the creepy, crawly critters are out and about. I just got both dogs shots for rattlesnake venom. The shot is not a "cure" for snake bite but it really does lessen the effect. I've never seen a rattler around here but my Shorthair/Brittany mix found one last year. He was one very sick and sad puppy for about a week and it was at least a month before all the swelling receded but the shot saved his life. The photos show how he normally looks, with "tight skin", no floppy jowls or hanging folds, and how he looked the day after being bitten. Now he packs my .44 Bulldog with snakeshot loads.