The Sportsman's Corner

I do not spend a lot of time on the internet; but when I am online, I visit a couple of fly-fishing sites. One of these is paflyfish.com, where there is a forum that includes various sub-forums. On one sub-forum, visitors can post about nearly any topic. Two recent threads on this Off the Subject (of fly-fishing) sub-forum have involved rattlesnakes.

Those posting their thoughts about rattlesnakes on both threads nearly all espoused the attitude that rattlesnakes are your friends. These sportsmen would do nothing to harm a rattler under nearly any circumstance. They insist that rattlesnakes co...