My Snake Boots came today!!

RickO

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• Jun 27, 2008

• #21

Mainly a matter of being careful.. snakes do not like people either... just give them a chance, and they will go away... RickO

 

homefire

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• Jun 27, 2008

• #22

Just had a snake bite death here in Deming a few months ago! The fool had it as a pet.

 

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GiGi

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• Jun 28, 2008

• #23

We had a friend that went to the motorcycle rally in Sturgis, North Dakota and got bit by a rattlesnake. Within one hour he was life-flighted to the nearest big hospital. The ER doc said they had to give him more anti-venim doses than anyone that they have ever treated before. He almost lost his leg, and his life. Maybe that's why I am not on friendly terms with them!!

 

Carol K

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• Jun 28, 2008

• #24

i simply pick it up and move it out of my way.

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You're kidding right RelicHound? No.... you're probably not.

 

RaylandRat

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• Jun 29, 2008

• #25

Snake boots or kevlar leggings are a great idea for MDing in snake country. Hunting in rattler country with head phones is a recipe for disaster. I don't know where ya'll get that venomous bits aren't serious. Hospital treatment for a serious bite can cost around 100 grand ("Venom", Animal Planet). Even a mild bite can cost you a 3 day stay in the hospital. Improved treatment today keeps the death toll down, but the venom does nerve and tissue damage. I'd rather be safe than sorry.