Kacey Musgraves she praised her dog, Pepper, for potentially saving her from a venomous rattlesnake bite.
The Texas native, 36, took to her Instagram page on Friday to reveal that she had to take her dog to an animal hospital after she and two other people got between her and the snake, which proceeded to bite your four-legged family member.
“Honestly, she saved me, @jacob pix and @trevordavisaa from stepping on it barefoot,” he revealed in one of the snaps, adding a halo over Pepper’s head.
Musgraves began with a photo of her beloved adopted dog looking bad with a graphic: ‘Copperhead: 1 Pepper: 0.’ In the post the nest was corrected and revealed that it was a rattlesnake.
In the photo, there appears to be a red blood stain on the side of Pepper’s nose, just above her mouth, and another blood mark on her paw.
Kacey Musgraves, 36, greets her dog Pepper like a hero after potentially saving her from a venomous rattlesnake bite; seen on October 2
Pepper, an Australian cattle or Blue Heeler rescue dog, looked unwell when she was given anti-venom at an animal hospital.
‘I think she’s going to be fine. “Just a little gutted,” the country music star revealed in an update on Instagram. I took her to the vet quickly to give her an (antidote).’
The next photo was a close up of one of her paws that had more blood on it, which could possibly indicate that this could be the place where Pepper was bitten.
In the first of two videos, Pepper can be seen motionless on the hospital floor with her eyes closed and an IV in her leg.
“The bite left her lethargic. Those who have Blue Heelers know that they are never that calm,” he said of his dog’s breed, which is basically an Australian Shepherd dog.
She opened her eyes long enough for her human family to record a second clip of her lying on the ground as the antidote did its work.
This type of rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake, is the only one of its species to populate the northeastern United States, ranking second only to its western relatives, the prairie rattlesnake, as the northernmost distributed venomous snake in North America.
Like all other vipers, it normally presents a very toxic venomous bite when it feels threatened.
Adults typically grow to a total length of three to five feet (91 to 152 cm), although the largest recorded reached six feet and 2.5 inches (189.2 cm).
This is potentially one of the most dangerous snakes in North America, 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 the most dangerous snakes in North America due to their long fangs, impressive size, and high venom output.
Musgraves begins with a photo of his beloved dog looking under the weather with a graphic: ‘Copperhead: 1 Pepper: 0’, but this would soon be corrected in another Timber Rattlesnake post.
Musgraves added a halo over Pepper’s head in this photo when he shared how he could have saved her and two others from a bite by standing between them.
‘I think she’s going to be fine. “Just a little broken,” the country music star revealed alongside a photo showing blood coming from her nose. “I took her to the vet quickly so they could give her an (antidote).’
“In the first of two videos, Pepper can be seen lying motionless on the hospital floor with her eyes closed and an IV in her leg: The bite left her very lethargic,” he shared.
It turns out that the culprit was not a Copperhead but a venomous rattlesnake.
“Pepper is stable and doing well, although she is on some strong painkillers,” he wrote at the top of a photo showing Pepper standing upright and bright-eyed, before announcing that she will be “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 separation 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 rattlesnake, not a copperhead,” he wrote along with an image that appears to show Pepper beginning to regain her composure and become more alert.
And in the most recent update, the hero dog appeared normal, eyes wide open, as one of the vets rubbed his belly.
“Pepper is stable and doing well, although she is on some strong painkillers,” he wrote at the top of a photo showing Pepper upright and bright-eyed, before announcing that she will be “coming home tomorrow.”
Musgaves has been on tour in support of his sixth studio album, Deeper Well, which was released in March, but is currently on a break from touring.
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 the tour will conclude at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
