[pct-l] Snake Bite Kit

[michaelgosnell@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Gosnell)]

  Concerning a snakebite kit, I've heard the best one is a cell phone to
call 911:)

Michael G.



The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!...

William Wordsworth, 1770-1850





>From: StoneDancer1@aol.com
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Snake Bite Kit
>Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:45:25 EST
>
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>In a message dated 3/19/03 1:27:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>jdrows@attbi.com
>writes:
>
> > >>Would you recommend a snake-bite kit for the PCT?<<
> >
>Just saw a tv program on snakebite a week ago...about a Palm Springs ( CA)
>doctor who is a snakebite expert and treats dozens a year.  He says snake
>bite kits don't work...only antivenin works.  Bottom line, get help.
>
>On my thruhike in distance between Campo and Tehachapi, I saw 4
>rattlesnakes,
>only one of which was an anus-clenching adventure.  Others saw more.
>
>No Way
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