Precautions /o Avoid Snakebite 



Specific Precautions 



The following DON^Ts are suggested foi- those 

 in snake conntry. 



1. DON'T put your liands or feet in places you 

 can not look, and 



DON'T put them in places without first look- 

 ing. 



2. DON'T turn or lift a rock or fallen tree 

 with your hands. jVIovo it with a slick, or with 

 your foot if your ankle and leg are properly 

 jDrotected. 



3. DON'T disturb snakes. 



4. DON'T put your sleeping Ijag near rock 

 piles or rubbish piles or near the entrance to a 

 cave. 



5. DON'T sit down witliout first looking 

 around carefully. 



6. DON'T gather firewood after dark. 



7. DON"T step over a log if the other side is 

 not visible. Step on it first. 



8. DON'T enter snake-infested areas without 

 adequate protective clothing. 



9. DON'T handle freshly killed venomous 

 snakes. Always carry them on a stick or in a 

 bag if they nuist be returned to the command 



l)OSt. 



10. DON'T crawl under a fence in high grass, 

 or in an uncleared area. 



11. DON'T go out of your way to kill a snake. 

 Tiiousands of jieople are bitten by snakes each 

 year merely because they try to kill them without 

 knowing am-thing of their habits or habitats. 



1-2. FinallV, DON'T P.VNIC ! 



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