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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
“Leslie Boyer, an anti-venom doctor at the University of Arizona VIPER Institute, warned against attempting to kill snakes, particularly by cutting them. ‘It’s cruel to the animal and it leaves you with a smaller piece that’s venomous to pick up,’ she told the Gizmodo news site.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44392861?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=newsdaily_newsletter&ns_campaign=NEWS_NLB_Wk23_Thu_7_June&ns_linkname=bbcnews_snake_newsworld_snake&ns_fee=0Texas man bitten by severed snake headA man requires 26 doses of anti-venom and nearly dies after the rattlesnake he decapitated bit him.