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Ontario injects cash to fight rattlesnake
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News |
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Dateline: |
TORONTO |
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Canada |
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Publication
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Niagara
Falls Review. Niagara Falls, Ont.: Aug 16,
2002. pg. A.7 |
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Newspaper |
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ISSN/ISBN: |
08391572 |
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ProQuest
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314206621 |
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158 |
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Abstract (Article Summary) |
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This year, six
people were bitten in the Georgian Bay area by the Massasauga rattlesnake,
the only poisonous snake in Ontario. Since 1991, an average of two people
have been bitten each year. |
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Full Text (158 words) |
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(Copyright The Review (Niagara Falls) 2002) TORONTO (CP) -
Ontario residents will have better access to antivenene after six people were
bitten by a potentially deadly rattlesnake, the provincial government
announced Thursday. The Ministry
of Health injected $180,000 in one-time funding and another $60,000 annually
to help hospitals treat patients with rattlesnake bites. "This
funding will enable hospitals to provide the antivenene treatment needed in
these emergency situations," Health Minister Tony Clement said. This year, six
people were bitten in the Georgian Bay area by the Massasauga rattlesnake,
the only poisonous snake in Ontario. Since 1991, an average of two people
have been bitten each year. There are only
four areas of habitat for the Massasauga, considered a threatened species in
Ontario, including areas of Georgian Bay, Windsor and Port Colborne. The small, shy
and slow-moving snake known to spend most of its life alone and in hiding
grows up to a metre long and rattles its tail when it believes it's being
attacked. |