Berry Rattlesnake

[slidemypipe]

Was at the berry on Sat and Sunday camping and Fishing.We stayed at the Swallow Campground.Some Lady walking from the Marina to the Campground was struck by a rattlesnake.She was rushed to Heber Hospital where it was a determined bite by a Rattler.So always remember that they are not always in the Rocky hillsides and Steep Mountains.She is doing ok,and should be released in a few days. PEACE!!!
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[wiperhunter2]

Thanks for the info, it is certainly something we all need to be aware of this time of the year. A friend of mine was fishing on the Weber last week and almost had the same problem but he was lucky and saw the rattler first. WH2
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[ocean]

Ouch bet that had! [pirate] Hopefully there wasnt any tissue damage from the bite.
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[Theekillerbee]

That's good to know. They can be so well hidden sometimes you don't realized they are there until it is too late.
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[pleasantmisery]

We were staying at Lodgepole c.g. there and seen the emergency vehicles flying by and were wondering what was goin on. Hope everything goes well for her. That could really ruin a weekend.
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[PrinceFisher]

It's a shame that things like this seem to happen occasionally. I truly feel sorry for the lady, and I hope that the area around the bite doesn't sustain permanent tissue damage.

I've seen rattlesnakes in the wild, and it always surprises me how much they attempt to avoid any and all confrontations with humans. Normally when I've run into them, they've shied away from contact as best they could.

What we've all seen in old movies about how they quickly become agitated and strike at anyone or anything near them is simply not true in my opinion. It seems like if one leaves them alone, they'll usually leave the person alone.

About three years ago, I was fly fishing in the river/stream that runs through the old town of Thistle near Spanish Fork Canyon. I had just started fishing the first hole I had come to, making one cast after another, when I heard something a few inches from my feet (I was standing in the water), and it was a very big rattler. I quickly retreated deeper into the water, and the snake, seeing my movement, also quickly retreated deeper into the vegetation.

Normally, I would have just calmly backed away and left it in peace, as I believe rattlesnakes are wonderful animals that shouldn't be killed unnecessarily, but this one was so big that I thought it would make a fine meal. I quickly dispatched it with a stick, placed it in the shade near my truck, and continued to fish for a few more hours.

Upon returning home, I skinned it (I still have the skin--very pretty), cleaned it, and fried it up. It was very, very tasty. My kids thought it was so cool that I'd caught and eaten a rattlesnake that it wasn't too long before my whole street knew about it.
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