[pct-l] Rattlesnake Bites / 50% DRY BITES

[Gary Schenk]

On Wednesday 24 March 2010 19:54:45 Eric Lee wrote:

> It continually surprises me that with all of the snakes people report
> seeing on the trail, and all of the stories of very close accidental
> encounters, there are extremely few instances of hikers actually getting
> bitten.

Lightning is a much greater hazard than snakes, IMHO. YMMV, etc.

Gary