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Predicted Record Year For Snakebites

By: Import User
Updated: May 25, 2007
snake2007-05-25-1180065927.jpg Medical Officials Are Already Saying This Year Could Be A Record Year For Snakebites. They Say Increasing Development Into Snake Habitats And The Warm Weather Patterns We're Seeing Will Cause An Increase In The Number Of Snakebites.

The Number Of People Treated For Snakebites Usually Increases During The Summer Because That Is When Snakes And People Are Most Active. Each Year Close To 8-Thousand Venomous Snakebites Occur In The United States With About A Dozen Fatalities.

This Saturday May 26 The Lonesome Dove Hunting Retriever Club Is Holding A Snake-Proofing Clinic For Dogs At The San Angelo Claybird Association. The Cost Is Forty Dollars Per Dog And The Clinic Begins At 8:30 Saturday Morning.

For More Information You Can Call 325-646-2252.

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