Posted on 04/22/2015 5:08:38 PM PDT by Brother Cracker
WIMAUMA, Fla., A Florida man is recovering from a cottonmouth snake bite to his lip after he allegedly tried to smooch the serpent on the mouth.
Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said Austin Hatfield, 18, captured the 4-foot cottonmouth, also known as a water moccasin, while swimming last week and kept it in a pillowcase at his girlfriend's house, where he was bitten on the lip.
Friends told investigators Hatfield was trying to kiss the snake when it struck him.
Hatfield was initially hospitalized in critical condition, but his status was upgraded to good condition and officials said he is expected to make a full recovery.
Investigators said Hatfield did not possess the proper permits required by the state to catch and keep cottonmouth snakes.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it is investigating the incident.
That, would be animal cruelty...
My wife was bitten on the foot by a Copperhead. The hospital bill for about 18hrs care was $40K. It was a mostly dry bite, nothing like this idiots bite.
He tried to kiss Hillary?
I don’t think this is covered under regular medical insurance. I think that a “dumb sh!t” rider is required with a very high premium.
If he had chosen the Hidebeast, the kiss itself might have killed him outright, and if not, his walk through Fort Marcy Park surely would have.
Hold muh beer while I kiss this snake!
Has it been said? He looks better than Drake after kissing Madonna.
Another participant in the race to the bottom of the gene pool.
So that's what my doctor meant when he said I should add a DS rider to my policy!
I hope his girlfriend is paying attention and moves on. He is dumber than dumb. No one in their right mind should think he is a candidate for marriage or fatherhood.
Stupidity kills...just not as much as it used to.
Dumb? He had the good sense to keep it in a pillow case. That's pretty good thinking!
He could be on the pathway to
a New line of Work.
Mr. Potato Head.
In my lifetime, I have over-indulged on adult beverages more than a few times. That being said, in all of my life, I HAVE NEVER been so drunk to think kissing a cottonmouth would be a good idea. In this genius’ case, it was nearly a case of terminal stupidity.
You sure about that?
There’s only two kinds of snakes I don’t like: live ones and dead ones.
Anyone remember back in the 1950s when a popular TV show was JOHN GUNTHER’S HIGH ROAD.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052477/
One segment showed a woman in India offering sacrifices to a snake god and she was required to work her way up to an unrestrained Cobra and kiss it on the head. She did it!
About thirty years ago, there was a man on TV (THAT’S INCREDIBLE or RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT) who would kiss rattlesnakes on the head.
Maybe this idiot saw those shows and thought it would be a piece of cake. It wasn’t.
Absolutely. You see, I’m not from Florida/California by way of the northeast. I grew up and lived for decades in southeast Texas, the Ozarks and another part of the Midwest before so many college-educated revisionists thought about moving south. Distinguishing between cottonmouths and water moccasins for locals who spent much time in natural waters was universal back then.
But so be it. Let the newcomers continue moving south and graduating from universities to revise. We once commonly swam and fished in those rivers, ponds, lakes and swamps.
I’m in the West now. Online statements from wildlife experts here sometimes resemble religion more than analytical advice.
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