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

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

*old timers voice*

I been hikin' this area for 20 YEARS and....

one fine may day I had one fly past my head off a rock on a climb, and
another in the same day snapped at mah from the side of the trail, but no
bites......that same day I passed 20 extremely,,,,, dangerous looking
mexican hiking enthusiasts....heh heh not that dangerous, not as dangerous
as a ratler anyway no way,,,,,you hear that Tom,,,,,

s.c.


----- Original Message -----
From: <Bighummel@aol.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Snike bite Kit....!


> Okay, in order to assess the reality of the risk and danger of getting bit
by
> a rattlesnake, let's take a poll of all of those hikers who have a huge
> collective of trail experience, and see how many have been bitten in all
of the
> years of their backpacking, camping and hiking.
>
> I will be the first to speak up;
>
> In 45 years of camping, hiking, climbing, doing geologic field work over a
> huge amount of the southwestern U.S. I have NEVER been even struck at by a
> rattler and NEVER been bit.
>
> Have ANY of you?
>
> Greg
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