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The Whole Town's Talking: Rattlesnake bites Lander man on lip, tongue
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune ^ | April 03, 2005 | JOHN MORGAN

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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: dumb; holdmuhbeer; stupid
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To: sweetliberty; Neets; Darksheare; scott0347; timpad; Conspiracy Guy; NYC GOP Chick; MeekOneGOP; ...

Ha! Here's one for the RKBA list. :)

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6806/Quiz/90.jpg


41 posted on 04/03/2005 7:27:30 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Nick Danger
LOL!

42 posted on 04/03/2005 7:28:20 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: MeekOneGOP

Ummm...that's taking animal appreciation too far :o)


43 posted on 04/03/2005 7:33:12 AM PDT by cyborg (Feel the FReeper Love)
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To: SLB

Good morning.

"Better put some ice on that."

Michael Frazier


44 posted on 04/03/2005 7:34:43 AM PDT by brazzaville (No surrender,no retreat. Well, maybe retreat's ok)
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To: SLB

Why am I not surprised to find that alcohol was involved?


45 posted on 04/03/2005 7:34:54 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Ditter

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)


46 posted on 04/03/2005 7:35:35 AM PDT by JimSEA
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To: sweetliberty
I know it gets lonely in Wyoming. I've been there; but how drunk does one have to be to put the moves on a rattlesnake?

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"?

47 posted on 04/03/2005 7:36:29 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Maynard Dixon Country)
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To: cyborg
ha! Yeah, I'd say! :)

48 posted on 04/03/2005 7:40:10 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: SLB

We have a Darwin Award winner!


49 posted on 04/03/2005 7:42:58 AM PDT by MHT
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To: MeekOneGOP

He flunked snake charming 101.


50 posted on 04/03/2005 7:50:59 AM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: spetznaz

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.


51 posted on 04/03/2005 7:54:39 AM PDT by Twinkie (For it is written, even the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.)
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To: Nataku X

So then, are you saying my pet lizard Louie doesn't love me? Au contraire.


52 posted on 04/03/2005 8:00:02 AM PDT by Twinkie (For it is written, even the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.)
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To: MEG33
Yeah, he did.

Pretty bad to get the cold shoulder like that. :)


53 posted on 04/03/2005 8:05:59 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: MeekOneGOP

Here is our friend.

54 posted on 04/03/2005 8:09:16 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Maynard Dixon Country)
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To: SLB; Eaker; pax_et_bonum; Flyer; humblegunner; Xenalyte; stevie_d_64; thackney; dix; ...

Drunken snake ping.


55 posted on 04/03/2005 8:13:37 AM PDT by TheMom (Govern yourself accordingly.)
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To: Utah Binger
I always get a kick outta this.

Some museum curator has a sense of humor. :)


http://www.las-cruces.org/museums/natural-history/images/hillary.jpg

Click here or on the pic !!


56 posted on 04/03/2005 8:17:44 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: SLB
Something to ponder while having that first cup of coffe.

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.

57 posted on 04/03/2005 8:17:57 AM PDT by Maceman (Too nuanced for a bumper sticker)
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To: Vigilanteman

"You'd have more luck finding a conservative on the Harvard faculty."

I think the 2 conservatives are required to wear burkas : )


58 posted on 04/03/2005 8:22:48 AM PDT by international american (Tagline now fireproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
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To: SLB

Just goes to show that some people shouldn't be drinking.


59 posted on 04/03/2005 8:24:08 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand?)
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To: TheMom
WE lived in Sweetwater Texas for the first 14 years we were married - they have the World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup each year (2nd weekend in March! lol) - the year I was dating my Marine I drove out to see that Roundup and witnessed the love of my life in a huge vat surrounded by about 1500 snakes all slithering and wet from venon (they do bite each other) - he was actually in there keeping them stirred up so they wouldn't all pile up and suffocate the ones on the bottom - I remember driving back to my hometown and everywhere I looked I "saw" snakes.....lol

Snakes smell AWFUL when you get a bunch of them together - !

60 posted on 04/03/2005 8:24:14 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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