Rattle Snakes
My wife and I are going to be slow poke RVing for 8 to 10 weeks in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. Be leaving mid June. I've spent the last couple of hours on internet searches, and I searched...
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old guy wrote:
I heard some very good advice in Yuma a few years ago IF you kill a rattle snake, if nothing else cut off the head and bury the head. if you do not bury the head and some of the biting insects get on the head they may pick up venom and IF they bite you it will be as if the snake bit you and they can inject venom into you body. when in snake country I always carry a 22 with shot or a 357 loaded with shot. it also helps to carry a shovel. great tool to lean on.
I agree with you about killing the snake, but come on man. You're not going to get poisoned by an insect that has sucked the blood of a rattlesnake. That's like saying you can get AIDS from a mosquito. Ain't gonna happen.
