Norm,
You are right, before I moved here I never knew anyone that had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In addition to the guy down the road, I know a lady who had her leg amputated just above the knee, snake bite, and another man who's leg is crippled, snake bite. In another post some one made a comment about a farm dog dying, no big deal you just get a new dog. I think many of these local people feel much the same about life. They don't just pop off to the doctor, they take a wait and see approach, some times a fatal decision.
