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**Richard Casady**

On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:37:16 -0700, Steve Hix
wrote:

In article ,
(Richard Casady) wrote:

On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:45:20 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Aug 23, 1:38*pm, (Richard Casady)
wrote:
On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:12:35 -0700, Steve Hix

wrote:
In article ,
(Richard Casady) wrote:

It is easier to avoid a snake than shoot it.

I've lived in rattlesnake country almost all my life. Never a problem,
as long I take some care turning over rocks or logs in the spring, when
the hatchlings are first out. If I could just convince the local bull
snakes to move in on the gophers...

Many western ranches do nothing to discourage rattlers in the barn.
They like the rodents less.

Casady

Uh, not if they have livestock. Rattlesnake bites on cows are
expensive.

Livestock are in the pasture. Hay and equipment are in the barn. Any
snake in the barn is not in the pasture.

Never worked with milking cows, or goats, or had horses? They all end up
in and around the barns regularly.

Western ranches few to no milking cows, who are not found in barns in
any case. They do have purpose built milking sheds, where they do have
dairy cattle, in places like Iowa. As for horses, modern ranches may
not have any, although they all have at least one pickup per person.
You are about as likely to find a modern cowboy in an airplane as on a
horse.

Casady