Kacey Musgraves praised her dog Pepper for possibly saving her from a venomous bite from a timber rattlesnake.
The 36-year-old Texas resident revealed on her Instagram page on Friday that she had to rush her dog to an animal hospital after she and two others got between her and the snake, which then bit her four-legged family member.
“She honestly saved me, @jacob pix and @trevordavisaa from stepping on it barefoot,” she revealed in one of the photos, adding a halo over Pepper’s head.
Musgraves started with a photo of her beloved adopted dog looking at the weather, with an image: “Copperhead: 1 Pepper: 0.” Inside the nest post, she corrected herself and revealed it was a timber rattlesnake.
In the photo, there appears to be a red blood spot on the side of Pepper’s nose, just above her mouth, and another blood spot on her paw.
Kacey Musgraves, 36, hails her dog Pepper as a hero after potentially saving her from a venomous timber rattlesnake bite; seen October 2
Pepper, a Blue Heeler rescue or Australian Cattle Dog, looked unwell when she was given antivenom at an animal hospital
‘I think she’s doing well. Just a little devastated,” the country star revealed in an update on Instagram.” I quickly took her to the vet [antivenom].’
The next photo was a close-up of one of her paws where there was more blood, possibly indicating that this could be where Pepper was bitten.
In the first of two videos, you can see Pepper lying still on the hospital floor with her eyes closed and an IV in her leg.
‘The bite made her lethargic. Those who have Blue Heelers know that they are never that calm,” she said of her dog’s breed, which is in fact an Australian Cattle Dog.
She opened her eyes long enough for her human family to get a second clip of her lying on the ground as the antidote did its work.
This type of rattlesnake, the Timber, is the only one of its kind to inhabit the northeastern United States, and is second only to its relatives to the west, the prairie rattlesnake, as the most northerly distributed venomous snake in North America.
Like all other pit vipers, it usually takes a highly venomous venomous bite when it feels threatened.
Adults usually grow to a total length of 3 to 5 feet (91 to 152 cm), although the largest ever measured 6 feet (189.2 cm).
Potentially one of North America’s most dangerous snakes, due to its long fangs, impressive size and high venom yield, according to Wikipedia.
Musgraves and her then-husband Ruston Kelly adopted the rescue dog in 2020 when she was just a puppy.
Timber rattlesnakes can typically grow between three and five feet and are considered one of North America’s most dangerous snakes, due to their long fangs, impressive size, and high venom yield.
Musgraves starts with a photo of her beloved dog looking bad, with an image: “Copperhead: 1 Pepper: 0,” but she would soon correct herself in another post on Timber Rattlesnake
Musgraves added a halo above Pepper’s head in this photo as she talked about how she saved her and two others from being bitten by stepping between them
‘I think she’s doing well. Just a little devastated,” the country star revealed alongside a photo showing blood in her nose.” I quickly took her to the vet [antivenom]’
In the first of two videos, Pepper can be seen lying still on the hospital floor, with her eyes closed and an IV in her leg: “The bite made her so lethargic,” she said.
It turns out the culprit wasn’t a copperhead, but a venomous timber rattlesnake
“Pepper is stable and doing well with some good painkillers,” she wrote at the top of a photo showing Pepper upright and clear-eyed, before announcing she’s “coming home tomorrow.”
Musgraves and her then-husband Ruston Kelly adopted the rescue dog in 2020 when she was just a puppy.
The duo was married from 2017 until their divorce in 2020; seen in 2019
It’s at this point that the Happy & Sad star corrected herself about the type of rattlesnake that bit Pepper.
“Update: it was actually a timber rattlesnake and not a copperhead,” she captioned an image that appears to show Pepper starting to regain her composure and become more alert.
And in the most recent update, the hero pooch looked like her normal self, with her eyes wide open as one of the vets rubbed her belly.
“Pepper is stable and doing well with some good painkillers,” she wrote at the top of a photo showing Pepper upright and clear-eyed, before announcing that she’s “coming home tomorrow.”
Musgaves has been touring in support of her sixth studio album, Deeper Well, which was released in March but is currently on hiatus.
After kicking off in April, the Deeper Well World Tour will resume on November 6 in Laval, Quebec, Canada and continue until December 7 when it concludes the tour at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.