Quote Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
Jo, there was a boy with a stick and a snake on a trail.

Could there have been any other outcome?

We all start somewhere. I was picking Northerns and Mojave Greens when I was learning myself.

You know you can be in trouble if you get bit, you just have to be as careful as you can.
i agree, you gotta get your feet wet sometime and if you're feet are wet then you gotta stay well practiced. venomous animals are not to be taken lightly, but that doesn't mean that nobody should touch them. you got a snake hook, you know what you're doing, you will be safe if you're careful.