The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
THE FEiR or SNtkE BITE
Far Greater Than the Facts warrant.
says One Man.

Death from snake bite is rare IN America
According To n writer ~ Coiiicr's an in
surancc company that would issue policies
Of SiO.Oo0 against death hy Enake bite
on dues of about a dollar Ter aEnum
would have an Al risk
Precautions against snake hi'cs arc
generally Considered altogether useless
even IN a region infested 10y venomous
snakes sharp eyes and tho protection
Of shoes and trousers make the prob
ability ~ being bitten very remote more
rare indeed than being struck Ivy light
ninC
Vet these things sometimes do happen
though n one comes IN closc contact
with a venoTnots reptile there - generally
moro scare than accident the writer
goes on Stepping over a fallen tree
in a southern swamp. felt a slight bios
as ~ twic ~ loose stick swapping hack
against my leg and discovered a moccasin
holding on TO my trousers Just above the
shoetop and unable 10 get his fangs
loosened from the cloth A. another
tlrna 7 slid DOWN from a rock IN a noun.
tain and stood almost astride ~ a small
rattl"snake The angry creature struck
saNaCelv but could not qvi'e reach m"
rattlrsnakes. four PERSONS and horse
'Nt'"n bv copperhcads, and two persons
and a dog bitten Ivy water moccasins
within my immediate know ledge no
one case has proved fatal have care
fully inquired into the authenticity ~ y
large number ~ casNs. mostly those
struck Ivy the rattlesnake. and have found
hut faw fatalities among them and no
II A
the snake venom
when the books record deaths inter
snake hit" they assume this to have been
the cause. hut proof IL wanting Ordinary
blood poisoning NAV ga silv result from
careless treatment ~ he fang wounds.
and IL seems apparent that the greater
number ~ fatalities are ~ those surgically
treated
The mos, easily observed difference
between the action 81 snake venom and
ordinary blood poison ~ tho matter 81
time. yet prolonged Illness from snake
bite has occurred sonnet lines ~ drop
steal character: death even has followed
after fortv-eight hours Death from
septicemia NAV occur In two days. n IL
more to he dreaded than snak. bite.
nature unaided can easily take care II
Nug WIG l'EtIlfT uhN lTfDPNllN klllp~t
many n snake bitten man.
i know n girl 81 10 IN tho PennsyIvania
mounts aims who was struck ny "A COPPER.
head snake twice on he bare inStep: sho
was driving he cows from pasture Uav.
ing CAD handy she calmly Killed he snake
then returned to the house not on" mite
alarmed, and made TO mention % the
incident at The time.
When the POISON began ha slightly
benumbing action she went TO bed san.
PEERLESS and not n thing was done for her
She was up late the NJ u morning and felt
out 81 Sorts n,Ost ~ tho day The third
morning she Vas ~ veil a. ever
a little later observed he fang marks
and heard the giE's account Of the incl
dent. In this care NJ least blood Poison
ing did not play a part
Having no means for medical treat
FTssn; .: hand the best co.Iru-. ~ pursue
u bitten by a venomous snake IL First
keep calm and don't imagine that you are
going TO die. for you are not. Second
act quickly and sansly; much dependa
upon what h done the first few minutes
before the poison has . chance 90 DIS
ssminats.
Third. mako a nRaturs above the
wound with . well knottsd handkerchief