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My ex-husband, was and still is a snakehunter, although, he does not catch the poisenous ones as much as he used to. As a younger man he was bitten by a cottonmouth on one finger. He had caught the snake and had it bagged, and it bit him through the bag.
As the story was told to me, his arm swelled up and they went to the hospital, where doctors wanted to remove a part of his arm. They left and went to another hospital where he was treated and released. He ended up losing the top part of one finger. Made him much more careful when handling the poisenous ones.
I had never heard of anyone getting bitten by a dead snake before, but the snakes nerves and muscles, jump around for a long time after they are dead, even the head when cut off can still move, so I can see the chance of getting bit as a result of that condition.
I think it is important to remember how dangerous they are and to be extra careful when killing them or removing and burying the snakes head or body, and use a shovel.
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