Beware the snakes are out and about
For those of you in or coming to the southwest a cautionary reminder about our rattlesnake population. Spring has sprung as we are on our second straight week of mid to high 80 degree temps. The sna...
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i never heard that 'tale' before
number one, bees STING, they do not bite
maybe the 'story teller' was thinking of biting flies
Rattle snake venom is a complex protein that destroys tissue
and any amount that a fly could carry would not be enough to kill anybody, unless hyper allergic to it
RS bites are extremely painfull, but the majority of adults survive , it is children, elderly, and small pets that most often died
believe me i stay away from them, but i do not fear them
number one, bees STING, they do not bite
maybe the 'story teller' was thinking of biting flies
Rattle snake venom is a complex protein that destroys tissue
and any amount that a fly could carry would not be enough to kill anybody, unless hyper allergic to it
RS bites are extremely painfull, but the majority of adults survive , it is children, elderly, and small pets that most often died
believe me i stay away from them, but i do not fear them
old guy wrote:
thanks for the heads up as we are leaving for AZ tomorrow afternoon. I know they are in the Phoenix area as I have seen them in our friends back yard. I was at the flea market and talking to some guy who told me that if I killed a snake in AZ that I have to cut the head off and bury the head so the bees don't get into the venom and then the bee bites you and it is the same as being bit by the snake. sounds like good advise even here in Oregon.
