I read once, many years ago, that the largest percentage of venomous snake bite victims in America were caucasian males between 18 and 28 and alcohol was involved.
Guys who work with them regularly are more inclined to be bitten, of course and that's what happened to me. I got stupid one day and didn't follow my own number one rule. "don't ever give them a chance". A young adult massassauga birthed and raised in captivity. I mistook its general mild, timid and lethargic approach to life and the goings on around it for "tame" and got too close with a bare hand at feeding time. 2 sets of eyes, they have...
I don't hold it against him. Rattlers are still my favorite.
