Rattlesnake Bites

[Terry Morse]

Well, here it starts again. Another young male that has been drinking was bitten by a rattlesnake when he tried to pick him up. Poor snake has to die for somone's stupidity. And in Inglewood, of all places.

I've come across three rattlers this week, but know enough not to pick them up.
Why isn't this "common sense"? I guess that the problem with common sense is that it is not common.

[Hikin_Jim]

Here's an interesting thread about rattlers from the SJ board:
http://www.mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=934

Apparently rattlers' venom is becoming more neuro-toxic. Oh, joy.