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RE: CA Press: Rattled : Scared of snakes?

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Posted by: Fortiterinre at Sun Jun 18 14:37:38 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Fortiterinre ]  
   

"Nonvenomous snakes also bite. The bites can be painful and cause allergic reactions.

"Any snake will bite you, but in our area you should look out for gopher and king snakes," says Mike Meissbach, owner of Humane Rattlesnake Removal in Diamond Springs. "Out of the last three gophers I got, two were aggressive."

Severe bites can be life-threatening, and every snakebite requires medical attention. Children, because of their body size, are more apt to be seriously affected by venomous snakebites."



As (poorly) written, this seems to suggest medical attention for gopher and kingsnake bites which can be potentially life threatening. In my experience, they are more likely to result in Neosporin and extra laundry after the snake musks all over you.


   

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