Re: RE: [Philmont]: Rattlesnakes

I agree with Jim regarding leaving them alone as much as possible. However, his statistics are a bit off:

>Each year, approximately 8,000 venomous snakebites occur in the United States.1,2 Between 1960 and 1990, no more than 12 fatalities from snake venom poisoning were reported annually.3,4 Most snakebites occur between April and October, when outdoor activities are popular.5
 - source - Journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians, "Venomous Snakebites in the United States: Management Review and Update", GREGORY JUCKETT, M.D., M.P.H., and JOHN G. HANCOX, M.D. West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia

Treat the snakes with respect and leave them alone.

Gary Boyd
Troop 151 SMA
Georgetown, Texas

From: "Jim Moss: BSA Law" <bsareclaw@earthlink.net>
>Date: Tue Aug 23 14:35:54 CDT 2005
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Rattlesnakes

>So many rattlesnakes are being killed in some parts of the country that mice
>populations are exploding. In the grand canyon so many ratters are dead that
>mice are overrunning some camps.
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>Leave them alone and you won't have mice and rats living with you.
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>No one has died of a rattlesnake bite in 100 years. Hurts, pain in the butt
>yes, leaves a scar, yes, but won't kill you.
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>Jim Moss
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>They are somewhat common place here in South Texas and our guys aren't fazed
>by them. They only spotted one on their trek, and it was just snoozing about
>8 feet off the trail. Didn't even move with 10 people trekking by.
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>Side story, a SM friend of mine woke up one morning to the excited calls of
>one of his Scouts. Seems that during the night a smallish 4 foot rattlesnake
>decided to fall asleep underneath a Scout's cot in a wall tent. Better than
>a cup of coffee to wake up a SM. It ended just fine for everyone except the
>snake. But that's a different story. ;-)
>
>YiS,
>Jim Welton
>McAllen, Texas
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