| Show Look Out For Snakes During the summer months the people of Davis County go on mt picnics and engage In other out door activities Consequently it Is well welt to remember that one is more mot e I apt to encounter venomous s s snares snakes in this season than that t later in the year While the bits bites of oC a few snakes are arc poisonous fatalities fatalities fatali fatali- fatalities ties are generally rare However However How blow ever with more moie people making mak ing use of the outdoors on one e should hould realize that poisonous s snakes are arc part of the natural fauna Accordingly caution t and commonsense suggest su that one working in areas inhabited inhabited in inhabited in- in habited by reptiles should shout d procure a snakebite snake cure cur c and familiarize himself with S the appearance color and pa pat pattern t tern of poisonous snakes Generally the experts advise advise ad ad- advise vise that if one must g go o where poisonous s snakes n a k e s abound certain precautions s should be taken These include in include in- in clude elude 1 The TIle wearing of high leather boots 2 Maintaining a care careful CuI watch on where one puts hands lands and feet 3 Care In killing a poison polson poisonous ous Otis snake especially on rough terrain where one might night lose footing and fall 4 Walking on country roads and paths at night with without without without out a flashlight because poisonous snakes arc are apt tobe to tobe I be in motion at night The victim of oC a It poisonous snake nake bite is advised not to attempt to open his wound by cutting If close enough to lo receive the treatment of a physician Very often orten serious injury results from Indiscriminate hate treatment of snake bite If H a It or hospital is not available however certain certain tain procedures are arc recommended recommended mended 1 Be De as quiet as possible and avoid alcoholic beverages beverages bever bever- I ages 2 Apply tourniquet above the bite bile with a belt beU necktie or handkerchief Do not shutoff shut shutoff oC off circulation completely and release tourniquet every fifteen minutes 3 After sterilizing the bitten area and a cutting in instrument in In- strument make cuts parallel with the veins only one- one fourth inch deep across the fang marks Do not cut blood vessels or tendons or bones 4 If available use suction suction suc sue tion icon cup Clip for 15 minutes to draw out the venom This may be done by the mouth if no ruts nits or m sores ores arc are present plesent Incidentally venom ly 11 swallowed will not harm a healthy 1 15 5 15 Additional al cuts cute and the use of or the suction cup a al at 1 swollen swo arras ares of the wound should be effective Th The c wound should be cove covered red with wet compresses and md the advice in its paragraph four should be repeated repealed 6 G As soon as possible get getto getto getto to a physician who will administer administer ad ad- minister mister 0 treatment |
