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August 09, 2007
Why did it have to be snakes
I have nothing to say to this, really... Just that I plan to stay away from snakes, even headless ones:
Apparently, even a dead snake can bite.
A man said he was bitten by the decapitated head of a rattlesnake on his property near Prosser, Wash.
Danny Anderson and his son saw the 5-foot rattler Monday evening while feeding horses.
They pinned it with a pipe and cut off its head with a shovel.
When Anderson reached down to pick it up, he said, the snake head twisted around and bit his index finger.
In the 10 minutes it took to reach Prosser Memorial Hospital, the venom spread through his body and his tongue had already started to swell.
He was treated with shots at the hospital.
A state Fish and Wildlife Department biologist said it's possible the snake had the heat-sensing ability to make one last attack -- or it may have been a reflex.
entry no. 932
Posted by oz115 at August 9, 2007 03:51 PM
Comments
Snakes scare me. Now they scare me even more. I might have nightmares...
Posted by: G at August 9, 2007 09:50 PM