JDS@intrepidhero @douglasvb @ak @ai6yr once it gets warm, I encounter rattlesnakes more often than I don't. Sometimes multiple in a day. I can't count the number I've almost stepped on trail running mornings and evenings. This one gave me quite the startle yesterday (sound on). There's venom extractor kits you can carry, haven't checked one out.
AI6YR Ben@jds @intrepidhero @douglasvb @ak Cool video!!
The venom extractor kits are not recommended by any physicians, and in fact there's a letter in JAMA I saw complaining about how they should be illegal (they cause a lot more damage than a snakebite and don't help at all).
@ai6yr @intrepidhero @douglasvb @ak they never look like anything practical and they're never proactively suggested by any authority so I've never bothered checking them out. I saw a neighbor get helicoptered directly to a hospital from their property after stepping on one a long time ago. That told me all I need to know!