RE: RE: [Philmont]: Rattlesnakes

Another reference, http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2143.htm, says
that, "The national average has been less than 4 deaths per year for
the last several years." It's not from this source, but I do remember
learning in college that most of the people who die from poisionous
critter bites of all kinds in the US (snakes, scorpions, spiders,
etc.) are either very young or allergic to the poision.

- Rick Tyler
ASM, Troop 575, Chief Seattle Council

> -----Original Message-----
> From: g.dboyd@verizon.net

> 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
>
> From: "Jim Moss: BSA Law" <bsareclaw@earthlink.net>
>
> >Leave them alone and you won't have mice and rats living with you.
> >
> >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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Received on Tue Aug 23 21:04:54 2005