.45Coltguy
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Don't like 'em. I f I happen to see one when I'm in the desert or mountains, I just do my best to avoid it.
I am starting to think that in order to get bit, you have to either mess with them or make other bad decisions (like putting your appendages in places you can't see in the woods, like holes or under logs). I've had more than a few close calls, both in various locations in the US as well as overseas- places with the kinds of snakes that if you get bit, you might not get a second chance (Africa, various spots in the Latin American jungla, some really bad places in the mideast where everyone and everything is trying to kill you, etc.) There is a large base in Fl called Camp Blanding, which is mostly used by the national guard. This means that for most of the year, the training areas, ranges, etc. get very little use- most use is in the summer months when the reptiles are very active. Not to talk bad about the national guard, but they don't spend that much time in the field as it is, and there are all kinds of support units knocking out all of their training requirements when they are there in the summer. As a result, they tend to get a significant amount of snake bites in the summer.only one bite occurs every four years in the whole state.