What Four dangers cowboys faced on cattle drives?

Answer 1

Stampedes, snake bites and broken bones are obvious dangers.

Hard ground for a bed, rain, cold, saddle sores, night riding, long hours, poor pay, bad water and a less then gourmet diet can be considered hardships.

Answer 2

Cattle Drives were quite dangerous. When traveling, many Cowboys (Vaqueros) were injured, sick, or even died. How? Well when traveling, cow stampedes could charge towards towards you and you could be toppled. You could also have wagon fires. These were caused by the cook when they accidentally catch the wagon on fire while cooking rattle snakes which are highly flammable.

Answer 3

Stampedes, snake bites and broken bones are obvious dangers. Hard ground for a bed, rain, cold, saddle sores, night riding, long hours, poor pay, bad water and a less then gourmet diet can be considered hardships.

Answer 4

Oddly, one of the hazards of was gopher holes. If a horse or cattle stepped into a hold, it could break its leg. Of course, gophers are not common in areas such as Texas---only further north in the plain states.

Answer 5

stampedes, river crossings, weather, injuries

Answer 6

1.short on water supply

2.short on food supply

3.eniemes

4.short on attacking supply

Answer 7

1. Native American attacks c) Rustlers
2. Inclement weather d) All of the above