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kdrsas
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Sep 23, 2014

Boondocking in S Arizona desert and Rattlesnakes

We are moving to Oxbow road tomorrow 9/23/2014 in Arizona on the Colorado River. What do we need to know about rattlesnakes. How safe are we. We are from New England and dont have poisonous snakes ...
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hugemoth
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Sep 24, 2014
When we were down there last spring my friend's dachshund was bitten on the nose by a buzzworm while it was in camp with lots of people sitting around. The snake was under the trailer in the shade. Vet bills were $1700.00. Be very careful when the weather is warm.

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