Re: [at-l] pack pick apart

[Ken Bennett <bennettk@wfu.edu>]

Gas@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I agree with Phil, lose the snake bit kit.
> 
> Why.  If you see a rattlesnake, you will be very fortunate.
> 
> If you see a rattlesnake and it actually bites you, you will be among the
> chosen few.
> 


Actually, Marty's _dog_ has a much better chance of being bitten by a 
snake than any of us. I feel very fortunate to have seen a timber 
rattlesnake on a trail in Virginia last year (it was lying in the middle 
of the trail on a cool morning, trying to warm up). What an incredibly 
beautiful animal!  Neither my wife nor I ever felt in the slightest 
danger. Then another hiking party came barrelling down the trail in the 
other direction, with two dogs off leash. I don't think that they ever 
understood why we were yelling at them to leash their d--- dogs! 

I might carry a snakebite kit in the Southwest, especially if travelling 
alone and far from medical treatment. But I think I'd have a long talk 
with my doctor first about using it.

Cheers,

Ken
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