Re: RC: Snakebite-Trailblazer ref?

[Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>]

VERY few deaths from poisonous snakes in this country, 
>and 
>many of them are in people who don't seek treatment.   Don't apply 
>ice.   
>Don't apply a tight tourniquet.   

The biggest danger to a horse is to be bitten on the nose, then the
airway swells shut and they suffocate.  If you think you're at risk, you
can carry a short pieceof hose.  If the horse is bitten, run the hose up
his nose and I suppose tape it in place.  Then it can't swell shut.

Angie

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