Is rattlesnake venom getting stronger?
Experts are wondering. Carefree/Cave Creek by Preston Westmoreland Coming home from dinner tonight, I noticed the temperature was 74 degrees, and right away, started looking more closely at the road. After all that’s what I call “snake temperature,” the general range at which these cold-blooded creatures can comfortably crawl around. Sure enough, a young snake was seen crossing a path near the Carefree Inn, where guests can sometimes walk. I was grateful to see an Inn worker come up with a snake hook, for their catch-and-release- somewhere-else program. Newcomers to the desert ask me if these snake sightings are unnerving. “Not if you’re careful and are always looking down, and watching where you put your hands and feet. This summer has seen an unusually high number of people bitten and valley doctors report seeing more people becoming critically ill after rattlesnake bites, compared to just a few several years ago. As reported by KPHOTV5’s website, “These patients commonly have very l
