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Briangg
at Sat Jul 12 09:14:13 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Briangg ]
Best bet: wear tough, loose clothing (such as denim jeans), protective boots, carry a cell phone (may be useless as mentioned), and be wary of where he is sticking his hands and feet.
Also, on a recent outing for copperheads I took an old thick wool sweater and cut it into 10 inch strips, then I wrapped it around my feet starting just above the sole of my boots. Then I wrapped around my leg up about 10 inches. I then taped a couple strips of masking tape. I then had a solid 3 inches of padding then put on my loose fit jeans and was amazed at how it didn't feel hot at all. I'm glad I did this because I stepped right over one and when he started buzzing in the leaves, he was no more than 10 inches from my heal. He didn't bite but man that was close. I was driving for about an hour on my way home and realized that I still had them on,no discomfort at all and it was 90 degrees that day.
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RE: field snake bite treatment - Briangg, Sat Jul 12 09:14:13 2008