'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Posted on 03/25/2008 4:59:05 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- A suburban Washington man was bitten Monday by a rattlesnake that found its way into his luggage, a fire department spokesman said.
An Eastern diamondback rattlesnake appears in a photo from the U.S. Geological Survey.
"He felt a sharp pain, brought his hand out and saw the bite," said Benjamin Barksdale, assistant chief and chief fire marshal of the Arlington County, Virginia, Fire Department.
Andrew Bacas zipped his bag shut and called 911 at about 9:30 a.m. ET, the official said.
"He was conscious and alert but a little anxious," Barksdale said of the victim. The bite from the young Eastern diamond rattlesnake was not life-threatening, and the man is being treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, he said.
"We took the bag outside and used a [carbon dioxide] fire extinguisher to freeze the snake," killing it, Barksdale said.
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I feel so uncivilized. I just use a garden hoe on rattlers and scorpions while my katana remains in pristine repose in my study.
You mean you pimp-slap rattlers with a hoe?
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I pan-fry mine...seriously :-)
RIDE THE SNAKE.
Reminds me of what the Mason Family did in the 60s. They put a rattlesnake in the mailbox of one of the prosecutors. I have visually checked my mailbox ever since.
Just the visual alone gives me the giggles. :-)
does a baby rattler make rattle noise?If it is designed well, it should. But not too loud so as not to frighten the baby.
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