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Six people bitten by venomous snakes:[Final
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Article
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News;
Brief |
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TORONTO |
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Column
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In Brief |
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Section: |
News |
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Publication
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Sudbury
Star. Sudbury, Ont.: Aug 12, 2002. pg. A.5 |
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Source
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Newspaper |
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ISSN/ISBN: |
08392544 |
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ProQuest
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310421741 |
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Text
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183 |
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Abstract (Article Summary) |
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John Birnbaum,
executive director of the Georgian Bay Association, an umbrella organization
that represents 4,500 families, said six people in and around the area have
been bitten this summer by the Massasauga rattlesnake, the only poisonous
snake in Ontario. |
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Full Text (183 words) |
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(Copyright The Sudbury Star 2002) TORONTO (CP)
-- Cottagers and residents of the Georgian Bay area are being urged to take
extra care when outdoors this summer after six people were bitten by
potentially deadly rattlesnakes. John Birnbaum,
executive director of the Georgian Bay Association, an umbrella organization
that represents 4,500 families, said six people in and around the area have
been bitten this summer by the Massasauga rattlesnake, the only poisonous
snake in Ontario. Normally only one or two people are bitten each summer by the
brown-and-grey rattlesnake that grows up to a metre long, he said. Kent Prior, a
species-at-risk adviser at Environment Canada, said the increase in bites
could be attributed to two reasons: either snakes are more active this
summer, given the hot and dry weather, or there's been a jump in the
reptile's population. There are only
four areas of habitat for the Massasauga, a threatened species in Ontario.
The small and slow-moving snake known to spend most of its life alone and in
hiding can be found in two large areas around Georgian Bay, as well as in
Windsor and Port Colborne. |