[Moo] Snakes in Atlantia

[Jonathan Blaine]

There's not really a bunch of people reprint it, I'm sure..

Leave the snakes alone, they'll leave you alone. In cases of SCA events,
stay away from areas with a lots of brush, keep hands off/away from holes
and fell trees, and don't go looking for snakes.

Most of the time you'll run into harmless constrictor snakes, but
regardless if you see a Snake, stay calm, and just move away, don't freak
out or run because sudden movements often provoke defensive moves from s
shake, this where most bites occur.
On Apr 15, 2013 9:34 PM, "Maven" <sk8maven at yahoo.com> wrote:

> While due caution is advisable, you are far more likely to have a "false
> alarm" encounter with one of the scary-looking but harmless snakes. Be
> alert, be careful, don't bother the snakes and they'll probably slither
> away as fast as they can. (They're scared of YOU, too!)
>
> I can take 'em or leave 'em, but I'd just as soon not meet a live
> copperhead in its native habitat. Fortunately there hasn't been a confirmed
> copperhead sighting in Winchester in decades. (I can't speak for outlying
> areas or other parts of the kingdom....)
>
> Maven Whitlocke
>
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> Message: 1 Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:04:11 -0400
> From: JL Badgley <tatsushu at gmail.com>
> To: General Mailing List for the Barony of Stierbach <
> moo at lists.stierbach.org>
> Subject: [Moo] Fwd: [Atlantia-Announce] Snakes in Atlantia
>
> This is a good warning for anyone outdoors. As the temperatures warm up,
> take appropriate cautions. -Ii
>
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> From: Atlantia Kingdom Chirurgeon <chirurgeon at atlantia.sca.org>
> Date: Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 9:56 PM
> Subject: [Atlantia-Announce] Snakes in Atlantia
> To: announce at atlantia.sca.org Atlantians,
> The rising temperatures have started encouraging snakes to come out and do
> what snakes do. The following links are to snake identification sites for
> each state in Atlantia. Please take some time to familiarize yourself in
> case you have an encounter.
>
> http://www.dnr.state.md.us/**wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/**
> herps/Squamata/fieldguide_**OrderSquamata.asp<http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/herps/Squamata/fieldguide_OrderSquamata.asp>
> http://www.**virginiaherpetologicalsociety.**
> com/reptiles/snakes/snakes_of_**virginia.htm<http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/reptiles/snakes/snakes_of_virginia.htm>
> http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/**gaston/Pests/reptiles/**snakepix3.html<http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/snakepix3.html>
> http://srelherp.uga.edu/**snakes/index.htm<http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/index.htm>
>
> Some general guidance regarding first aid for snake bites:
> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/**medlineplus/ency/article/**000031.htm<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000031.htm>
>
> Be Prepared, Andreas
> <https://www.facebook.com/**andreas.decaunteton?group_id=**6461985917<https://www.facebook.com/andreas.decaunteton?group_id=6461985917>>**
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