[meteorite-list] Mojave Green Jeans - Images of a Killer Snake

[Michael Blood]

People always despise those they rip off.
The entire southwest was stolen by the US from Mexico -
      When she was alive I used to love to hear my mother
In law talk about "the line in the dirt" that the US tried
To keep her separated from about a third of the family
Which lived on the other side when the line was actually
drawn. (They did the same thing to the local roving native
Americans - many were south of the line at the time the
Line was drawn, as they traveled about at differing times
Of the year from El Cajon to La Jolla to Baja and back -
They were never allowed to cross the line in the dirt again,
Leaving much of the tribe "American" and much of it "Mexican."
      Any way, my M.I.L.  used to smuggle sick babies,
parrots, whatever she wanted while my wife was growing
up and my wife, as an 11 year old girl would protest,
"But Mommie, this is smuggling and they will arrest us,"
and she would just say, "Oh don't be silly - it's just a line
in the dirt." 
        I cannot tell you how much I miss that one....
        Michael (PS: Fascinating that people consider
Health care "an industry" - a commercial venture. While
They will have a hard time commercializing air, those on
The list under 50 will live to see water completely commercialized.
It isn't going to be a pretty picture.
        Oh, ya, this is a METEORITE list !


On 11/16/10 5:43 PM, "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Eric and List,
> 
> The cost for rattlesnake anti-venom seems to be around $3,500.00 for a small
> vial.  I imagine that a Mojave Green's venom which is double-acting would
> require special treatment.  I am certainly not an expert on such things.
> Perhaps a zoo keeper that handles snakes can answer these questions since they
> keep anti-venom on hand.  The local hospitals here no longer carry scorpion
> anti-venom and tell you to tuff it out for 22 days if you are stung by a nasty
> one.  I was told it is no longer available at any costs.
> 
> 
> When I moved, my health insurance was no  good here in Nevada.  It took me
> over 
> a year to find new insurance that would cover me nationally, not just in a
> single state.  I went for over a year without insurance and was worried that
> if 
> something happening in field, I would not be able to afford it. I had no idea
> this was an issue until I visited a doctor for an  emergency and found my
> insurance was no good here. After being stung twice by scorpions and hearing
> of 
> the mighty Mojave Green snake, I felt it necessary to inquire about such
> things.  I repeated what was told.  The people here in the Southwest have
> strong 
> opinions about certain things so I take a lot of it with a grain of salt and
> yes, sometimes the comments come from ignorance.
> 
> 
> The main point is to do everything possible to avoid getting bitten or stung
> by 
> some poisonous creature because treatment may not be readily available.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Adam
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