Long TextEjercicio 13 de 90

You're hiking with a friend and then as you step over a tree log a snake beneath bites your leg. One thought races through your mind, 'If you get bitten by a snake, suck out the venom.'' Terrified, you turn to your friend, but he replies, 'No way! Then we'll both die.' Is he right? Most likely, your friend wouldn't…

• What is the writer trying to do in this text?
• The writer advises against sucking the venom because