Posted on 04/03/2005 3:57:39 AM PDT by SLB
A pet rattlesnake bit its extremely drunk owner once on the finger while the man was playfully flicking its head, then bit him again on the lip and tongue after he attempted to kiss it, reports the Lander Journal.
According to Sgt. Gene Galitz's popular column "CopsCorner," the Lander man, identified as Rattlesnake Bob, was driven to the emergency room at the Lander Valley Medical Center on March 23 by his girlfriend. When he saw a patrol car at the hospital, he refused to get out, saying he hadn't had much luck with cops.
Galitz tried to persuade the man to seek medical attention, but the man refused. Luckily, the snake's bites did not inject venom.
"I'd bet the next morning the snake woke up with a hangover and Rattlesnake Bob woke up wondering who pierced his tongue and forgot to put in the decoration," Galitz wrote.
Ha! Here's one for the RKBA list. :)
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LOL!
Ummm...that's taking animal appreciation too far :o)
Good morning.
"Better put some ice on that."
Michael Frazier
Why am I not surprised to find that alcohol was involved?
As far as I know, the snake was never found. Most Arizonans will tell you that rattlers come in many sizes. There is a need in the underground for "custom made" buckets. They are made in a tin shop with tight fittings to keep the cockroaches out. Many are the new muckers or chute tappers who have opened their new black lunch bucket only to have cucharachas swarm out after feasting on the burro the mucker intended to have for lunch. :o)
Problem is, the only snakes that come out at night in the high desert have a different type of tail. You know "we'll get a little tail tonight"?
ha! Yeah, I'd say! :)
We have a Darwin Award winner!
He flunked snake charming 101.
Rattlesnake Bob was in luck that day. Looks to me like if the snake had decided to eject venom, that was awfully close to Bob's brain and heart.
So then, are you saying my pet lizard Louie doesn't love me? Au contraire.
Yeah, he did.Pretty bad to get the cold shoulder like that. :)
Here is our friend.
Drunken snake ping.
I always get a kick outta this.Some museum curator has a sense of humor. :)
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Something to ponder while pondering whether I should indulge my six-year-old daughter's new desire for a pet boa.
I wanted her to grow up appreciating snakes and not fearing them. So I've been talking to her about snakes for weeks. I know a fair amount about them becuase they have fascinated me since I was a kid. I've owned all different kinds during my life, although 20 years ago I gave away my last pet boa because I suddenly lost the heart for feeding them mice.
I took my daughter to a pet store yesterday and encouraged her to hold one of the baby boas, because I wanted her to have the experience. She was hesitant at first, but within 20 minutes was handling it like she was Steve Irwin or something. She was beaming, and smiling ear to ear, and showing it to everybody who would look. "I love this," she said.
Now she is bugging us to get a pet snake. Not sure if I want to go there again, but I figure, what the hell, at least I'll be less traumatized than my poor mom was when I started keeping snakes as a kid.
"You'd have more luck finding a conservative on the Harvard faculty."
I think the 2 conservatives are required to wear burkas : )
Just goes to show that some people shouldn't be drinking.
Snakes smell AWFUL when you get a bunch of them together - !
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