A man was airlifted out of Lake Del Valle Regional Park after being bit by a rattlesnake in the lake. Here's the article from the San Jose Mercury News:
www.mercurynews.com/.../man-bitten-by-rattlesnake-at-del-valle-regional
The article says (and I hope it's true) that the snakes avoid the busier sections of the park. There's a 10K race coming up in this very lake in 3 weeks - I'm still planning to swim, but not without some trepidation now.
Some consolation: I've never encountered any snakes at Lake Del Valle, and I have been out there for races at least once a summer for almost 10 years now. Plus, this guy was bit because he picked up the rattler, which is not an idea that would even cross my mind. To me it doesn't matter whether it appeared to be alive or dead, in the water or out of the water, venomous or non-venomous, etc...
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Rob, I doubt that peeing in a lake - especially since the fisherman's spokesperson calculates that every swimmer does it in the lake - would kill the fish. Most fish kills are from a sudden drop in dissolved oxygen in the water as a result of fertilizer runoff from farms or suburban lawns.
So the fishermen are supposedly holding it?
Rob, I doubt that peeing in a lake - especially since the fisherman's spokesperson calculates that every swimmer does it in the lake - would kill the fish. Most fish kills are from a sudden drop in dissolved oxygen in the water as a result of fertilizer runoff from farms or suburban lawns.
So the fishermen are supposedly holding it?
