{"id":25854,"date":"2019-06-23T09:52:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T15:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=367811"},"modified":"2019-06-23T09:52:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T15:52:24","slug":"what-a-trail-runners-rattlesnake-bite-can-teach-colorado-adventurers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/what-a-trail-runners-rattlesnake-bite-can-teach-colorado-adventurers\/","title":{"rendered":"What a trail runner\u2019s rattlesnake bite can teach Colorado adventurers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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he Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) is found throughout Colorado at elevations below 9,000 feet and grows up to 3 feet in length. This one was photographed near the Natural Arch in the La Garita Wilderness north of Del Norte, Colorado.<\/strong>
John McEvoy, Special to The Colorado Sun<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Each ink line on his orange and purple leg marked the progress of swelling advancing toward his torso from four fang marks near his ankle. At one point, his thigh measured 24 inches around. His waist size is 30 inches. \u201cPretty gnarly huh?\u201d Tres Binkley asked, only half joking.<\/p>\n

Binkley was bitten by a rattlesnake \u2014 twice in a fraction of a second \u2014 during a trail run on the northeast side of Lookout Mountain in Del Norte just before 5 p.m. on April 25. The first ink marks were made around 40 minutes later, by doctors in the emergency room at Rio Grande Hospital on the other side of the hill.<\/p>\n

He had been running on a ridgeline to maximize his strength training regimen. Binkley occasionally enters races, anywhere from 20K to 50K, but mostly he just loves trail running.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving through terrain efficiently on two feet, two wheels or skis holds my heart. And over the years pushing myself has been part of that,\u201d Binkley said.<\/p>\n

He had been watching out for cactus as he moved gingerly over rocks and vegetation going up and down the steep terrain. As Binkley was stepping down over a rock he felt a sharp pain. \u201cAt first I thought that\u2019s what the pain was. It took me two or three strides before I could stop. I started to look for cactus spines and realized that it was definitely not cactus. That\u2019s a snake bite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more via The Colorado Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Sun is a reader-supported news organization dedicated to covering the people, places and policies that matter in Colorado. Read more, sign up for free newsletters and subscribe at <\/em>coloradosun.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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