Originally posted by Shaner:
So why did you kill it?
Because they won’t stay on a bow when they are alive, they will move around too much and throw off your shot.
Shane,
Don’t take offence I was only playing with you. I put the big grin on my post to try and show this.
I don’t know what kind of snakes you have in your area but in the southern US rattlesnakes are plentiful along with a few other poisonous snakes. The bite from a rattlesnake is very deadly and depending on how far away a person is from getting help they may not survive the bite. There is an anti-venom that can be given to the person or animal that has been bitten but it must be given to them fairly quickly so that the one that was bitten will not have permanent damage. I am not sure what the time period is but I would guess that it would need to be administered within an hour of the bite. If there is too much delay from the time of the bite to the time the anti-venom is given there could be loss of limb or loss of life.
The pattern on rattlesnakes is (in my opinion) quite beautiful. A lot of people use the skins to decorate their bows or make other unique leather items. It usually takes two snakes to cover a bow. The meat from these animals is also eatable. I personally have never tried the meat so I can’t tell you how it tastes but I hope to try it someday. Personally, if I were to come across a rattlesnake it would have to die. I understand that they are a part of nature and they have a roll to play in their surroundings but so do I so the rattlesnake would have to go. I wouldn’t want to risk my wife, family member, friend or pet being bitten because I didn’t take action. I would not take this action with all snakes only the poisonous kind.
I hope this helps answer your question.
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