[pct-l] Snakes and insects

[Sean Nordeen]

And for some reason, snakes are most likely to strike somewhere on the arm.  So apparently, rather then striking at the convienant leg/ankle, they'd rather leap high into the arm and aim for your arm; just to give you a sporting chance.  And the fact that they are mainly targetting drunk young males who would never think of messing/picking up the snake is just coincidence (examples of which appear in some PCT documentaries such as Walking the West or Resouled on the PCT is not typical behavior of many victims I'm sure).

-Sean

> If you look at the actual statistics on snake bites in the US.  You find
>that the typical snake byte involves a young male and typically alcohol is a
>factor.  My theory is you just have to watch out for adolecent male snakes
>that start drinking a few too many beers, and then decide it would be fun to
>go out and mess with some humans.  All the other snakes should pretty much
>leave you alone.   For this reason I would also never offer a beer to any
>snake.

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