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Article #1578Re: Rattlesnakes
From: Joseph Kral
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 00:00
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In article <DxAFrI.5zI@cruzio.com>, <glena@bbs.cruzio.com> wrote: >In article <50mrab$ld4@news2.texas.net>, >hhullar5@texas.net (Harold Arnold) writes: >> >> I am of the old school so far as rattle snakes are concerne!. Their >> bite while not necessarily fatal is dreadfully disableing and subject >> to a wide range of medical complications during the recovery period. >> The necessary amputation of an arm or a leg often is the result. > >I don't mean to be a stickler for details (as most of my programs will >stand as evidence), but is this a statistical fact or just hearsay? I >suspect that most rattle snake bites heal without lasting harm and that >only if one is allergic to the venim will any real problems occur. > Most rattle snake bites to adults are not fatal. They can be quite painful and cause other complications. Rattle snake bites to your pets are fatal. > >You prefer mice? > Yes. They won't harm me and make great toys for my cat.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1012ff,714ca0635f01c69b X-Google-Attributes: gid1012ff,public X-Google-Thread: f514b,714ca0635f01c69b X-Google-Attributes: gidf514b,public From: kral@hpl.hp.com (Joseph Kral) Subject: Re: Rattlesnakes Date: 1996/09/12 Message-ID: <519gcg$6n5@hplms2.hpl.hp.com> X-Deja-AN: 180190461 references: <50krqg$iq3@schweik.hal.COM> <50mrab$ld4@news2.texas.net> <DxAFrI.5zI@cruzio.com> organization: Hewlett-Packard newsgroups: misc.rural,ba.mountain-folk