Black Snake Moan
Here is the latest contribution to our continuing series of (cue ominous music) Everything Bad is Due to Global Warming. It comes from Jackie Beltrani, Director of Institutional Sales and Specialty Marketing for Fougera, “With the increase in reported snake activity and the advent of warmer climatic conditions, we may be witnessing the start of a very busy snakebite season.”
Fougera is a pharmaceutical company that makes … wait for it … anti-venom for snakebites.
Nice job, Jackie. Tying your company’s product to a current story in the news is good, solid marketing.
Elsewhere in the news article press release, the company notes that early signs suggest there will be a jump in snakebites over last season. Among the early warning signals they cited were:
“… theScottsdale, Arizona Fire Department has reported 411 snake removal calls since April 1, up from the 353 calls fielded last spring … (and) professional snake wrangler Bo Slyapich in Los Angeles has logged three times the usual number of emergency calls so far this season.”
I urge all ET readers to be careful when dealing with snakes. Snakes are wild animals, not just props for exotic strippers.
If you’re unconvinced about the danger from snakes, check out this publicity still from a story on Bo Slyapich, better known as the Rattlesnake Wrangler.
Not only do you have to worry about venom, but most snakes also have a sneaky left hook that can break your nose.
global warming, climate change, snakes, Bo Slyapich, Snakes on a Plane, Black Snake Moan, Scottsdale, Arizona
August 18th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
hi i enjoyed the read