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Snake Bites-cited resources

Can Snakes Climb Stairs?

"Wildlife Management: Snakes." Agriculture Research and Cooperative Extension. Penn State, n.d. Web. 16 May 2012.

"Snake locomotion." University of Louisiana. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2012. http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~brm2286/locomotn.htm

" WATCH: Snakes on a Rope - UC Researchers Take a Unique Look at the Climbing Abilities of Boa Constrictors." University of Cincinnati. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2012. .

How to Prevent Snake Bites

"American Red Cross and American Heart Association Jointly Announce Revised First Aid Guidelines." American Red Cross. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. <http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.94aae335470e233f6cf911df43181aa0/?vgnextoid=2d792ea5d8fbb210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD

"Red Cross Survey Finds More than Two-thirds of Americans Experience a Summer Emergency." American Red Cross. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.94aae335470e233f6cf911df43181aa0/?vgnextoid=0961027e206b8210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD.

Leikin, Jerrold B.. American Medical Association handbook of first aid and emergency care . Rev. ed. New York: Random House, 2000. Print.

Poisonous Snakes US

"Snake Bites." University of Maryland Medical Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. <http://www.umm.edu/non_trauma/s

Rattlesnakes. California: University of California Press, 2010. Print.

Snake Bite Symptoms

"Snake Bites." University of Maryland Medical Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. http://www.umm.edu/non_trauma/snake.htm.

JUCKETT, M.D., M.P.H., GREGORY, and JOHN G HANCOX, M.D. "Venomous Snakebites in the United States: Management Review and Update." American Family Physician 65.7 (2002): 1367-1375. Print.

Treating Snake Bites

"Snake bites: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000031.htm.

"American Red Cross and American Heart Association Jointly Announce Revised First Aid Guidelines." American Red Cross. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. <http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.94aae335470e233f6cf911df43181aa0/?vgnextoid=2d792ea5d8fbb210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD

Leikin, Jerrold B.. American Medical Association handbook of first aid and emergency care . Rev. ed. New York: Random House, 2000. Print.

What Do Snake Bites Look Like?

ABC News Australia - "Tribute to Snake Bite Victim", December 2, 2010, Retrieved December 19, 2010 from http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/02/3083159.htm

Herald Sun - "Snake Bites Boy on Point Creek Golf Course", December 17, 2010, Retrieved December 19, 2010 from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/snake-bites-boy-on-point-cook-golf-course/story-e6frf7kx-1225973202237

Link.ca - "Snake Bites Two Teachers During Santa's Aussie Visit", December 11, 2010, Retrieved December 17, 2010 from http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=2130

Sunshine Coast Daily - "Snake Bites Coast Toddler", December 10, 2011, Retrieved December 19, 2010 from http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2010/12/10/snake-bites-coast-toddler-coastal-taipan/

Survive Outdoors - Snake Bites, Retrieved December 19, 2010 from http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/snakes/snake-bites.asp