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Posted on 4/12/14 at 1:51 pm to Alahunter
Posted on 4/12/14 at 1:51 pm to Alahunter
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You might be surprised to hear that attempting to kill venomous snakes actually increases your risk of snakebite. This masterful post written by David Steen at Living Alongside Wildlife is a good argument for why this is the case. Specifically, the reason is that about 2/3rds of snakebites in the USA are a direct result of intentional exposure to the snake and could be avoided if the people involved had made different decisions. These bites resulted from people who were trying to kill snakes or molest them, or who chose to interact with them for some other reason (ranging from snake handling churches to collection for rattlesnake roundups). Although snakebite is an occupational hazard for some, such as zookeepers and herpetologists, the vast majority of Americans are at extremely low risk of snakebite.
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 1:53 pm to BarberitosDawg
Makes sense. There are times when it's unavoidable, like my friend. He didn't realize it was under some of the lumber in his truck. And sometimes you nearly step on them before realizing it. But, yeah.. most strikes can be avoided.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 9:25 pm to BarberitosDawg
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You might be surprised to hear that attempting to kill venomous snakes actually increases your risk of snakebite.
That means you're doing it wrong.
6, 7 1/2, or 8 shot @ 30 feet or so leaves few remnants of the creature's head and absolutely no chance of getting bitten.
I don't go looking for them and don't bother them in the wild, but a venomous snake on my property where my little girl plays is getting killed every single time.
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