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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: JW_Halverson on October 16, 2015, 08:46:39 pm

Title: Kills a snake, catch Lyme disease?
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 16, 2015, 08:46:39 pm

Well.  THIS is interesting!

http://medcures.info/are-we-killing-our-best-shot-at-stopping-lyme-disease-2/

Title: Re: Kills a snake, catch Lyme disease?
Post by: Pat B on October 16, 2015, 09:29:14 pm

Who woulda thunk! Interesting thought.

Title: Re: Kills a snake, catch Lyme disease?
Post by: Ranasp on October 16, 2015, 10:16:24 pm

Huh, I figured that snakes eating rodents would help break the chain because the ticks wouldn't have as many hosts, but I never made the connection that the snakes would actually be killing the ticks that were on the rodents. 

Title: Re: Kills a snake, catch Lyme disease?
Post by: mullet on October 17, 2015, 09:27:10 am

Hmmm, makes me want to go burn all of my snake skinned backed bows,,,,  naw.

Title: Re: Kills a snake, catch Lyme disease?
Post by: DC on October 17, 2015, 01:39:57 pm

So, would the same be true for hawks and owls? Not that anyone has hawk and owl roundups.

Title: Re: Kills a snake, catch Lyme disease?
Post by: bowandarrow473 on October 17, 2015, 02:02:49 pm

Will never look at a rattler the same way!!