[pct-l] Rattlesnake

[Kevin Cook]

Steel Eye is spot on about the statistics about snake bites with one
addition. The bites are usually to the hand. So maybe it goes like this...
"here, hold my beer and watch me catch this here rattler"

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 2:16 PM, David Ellzey <david at xpletive.com> wrote:

> That was an awful lot of provocation just to get the snake to strike.
>
> Also, love the hyperbole line "... a ticking time bomb.., to the grave"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 6:14 PM
> To: Pct-l
> Subject: [pct-l] Rattlesnake
>
> TrailHacker just emailed me the link to this dumb Man vs. Wild show.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-29Vn87hWs&feature=related
>
> I don't get this channel and have never watched this show before.
> This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Get your road flare ready!
> These rattlesnakes are deadly scary.
>
> Pay attention closely, though, because this is actually how most
> rattlesnake bites occur. Some ijit saying "watch this!" while
> willfully provoking a snake.
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