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To: nickcarraway

“The venom unit also was busy earlier this week when a cable company worker was bitten by a poisonous Eastern green mamba snake.”

Good Lord, I did not know green mamba snakes were native to Florida??? I presume this is one that someone had in captivity and let it go. Mamba venom is particularly bad business. I pray mambas are not reproducing in Florida.


2 posted on 08/31/2009 11:30:10 AM PDT by miele man
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To: miele man

Green mambas are NOT native to Florida. They are native to Africa. It probably escaped captivity during a hurricane.


3 posted on 08/31/2009 11:47:48 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Senator Edward Kennedy 1932-2009, May he rot in hell.)
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To: miele man

Here is the story.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Man-Dances-With-Death-After-Green-Mamba-Attack-53874777.html


4 posted on 08/31/2009 11:49:01 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Senator Edward Kennedy 1932-2009, May he rot in hell.)
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To: miele man

Hmmm. I understand why the snake bit someone who worked for a cable company.


7 posted on 08/31/2009 12:14:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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