Did you hear about that guy that tried to suck the venom out of his own snake bite?

Oh no, no, no.

This is why I teach Knowles Wilderness First Aid courses.

That's right.

National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Medicine Training for people who do not want to die in the woods.

Well, that's one way to put it.

Wilderness first aid courses are two days of hands-on training here in Montana.

You'll learn what to actually do when bad things happen and you're miles from the nearest cell signal.

What to do instead of just hoping we don't cover your story on our podcast.

Exactly. And I've got a few courses coming up.

Crux listeners get 10% off tuition with the code

crux at checkout. Enroll at headwatersfieldmedicin.com.

With the code crux, CRUX, so you can be the rescuer instead of the rescuee.

Now, Casey, what happened to that snake bite guy?

Oh, he's fine.

His buddy had actual training.

Now that's what I like to hear.

Welcome to the segment of the Crux podcast called Disaster Strikes.

While our regular episodes focus on survival stories where people overcome incredible odds,

this bi-weekly segment examines outdoor adventures that ended in tragedy.

These stories are meant to paint a clear picture of how quickly things can go wrong in the wilderness,

and the cascade of decisions, often small and seemingly reasonable in the moment,

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