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[pct-l] Snike bite Kit....!



Attitude? I didn't like snakes hanging around my barn or my horses. My girls
were 9and 10. Then maybe there are those that don't care about their kids. I
think snakes are cool I do trail patrol on an Ecological Reserve and I've
seen a few snakes there but I take pictures and make sure they are off the
trail because of other hikers. Ever since I was a Boy Scout I was taught to
watch for snakes and be careful. I still believe in the BSA Motto   "Be
Prepared"   !!!
      Ground Pounder  Bill         "Semper Fi"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Bradley" <bodhisattvavow@hotmail.com>
To: "PCT-L" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Snike bite Kit....!


> "Don't kill the messenger"
> Fair enough.  I think that the point was that snakes in real life are not
at
> all like snakes on TV.  Just like snakes in "Nam" aren't the same snakes
> that are in the Mojave.  My (mostly uneducated) understanding is that the
> only snakes that pose a threat to life in North America are the Mojave
> Green.  Other snakes can also pack a punch but most doctors won't even
give
> an antivenin because rest and hydration is effective enough in treating
the
> envenomations.  Also, IMHO, the fact that Ground Pounder has been struck
at
> more times than anyone else on the list might be tied to the fact that he
> has killed more than six of them.  I don't mean to judge his actions
(HYOH)
> but I think that the snakes can tell what attitude you have when you
> approach them.
> Peace and Love,
> Matt
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