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Could The Red Streak From Foot To Knee Be Due To The Bite Of Water Moccasin?

          I was bitten in the foot yesterday by a water moccasin. I do not think it actually got my foot. I had on rubber boots and i have to holes thru my boot and sock but I don t see any sign of a bite mark on my foot. I now have a red streak going from my foot about where it bit up to my knee. Can anyone please help me maybe figure out what could cause this?                                                       
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
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Hello. It is difficult to say what that red streak is. But water moccasin is a venomous snake. You would have other envenomation signs also. You can't have a bite marks like that in a viper without other signs of envenomation. If you have any simptoms of allergy please consult your GP.
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Could The Red Streak From Foot To Knee Be Due To The Bite Of Water Moccasin?

Hello. It is difficult to say what that red streak is. But water moccasin is a venomous snake. You would have other envenomation signs also. You can t have a bite marks like that in a viper without other signs of envenomation. If you have any simptoms of allergy please consult your GP.