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Man Bitten By Rattlesnake At Texas Wal-Mart
NBC5i.com (Dallas) ^
| 09/30/2003
| Unattributed
Posted on 09/30/2003 2:13:31 PM PDT by VRWCmember
BROWNWOOD, Texas -- Police say a man was bitten by a rattlesnake while shopping for shoes in a Wal-Mart store in Texas.
Douglas Hatchett of Brownwood was examining shoes on a rack when a rattlesnake concealed behind a shoebox bit him Monday. The snake fell to the floor, where Hatchett stomped it to death.
Police, fire and emergency medical crews were called to the scene.
The 31-year-old shopper and the dead snake were hustled to Brownwood Regional Medical Center. There, the snake was confirmed as a rattler, and Hatchett was treated and released.
Wal-Mart officials say the matter's being investigated and they have no comment.
Brownwood is about 120 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: walmart; yikes
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To: VRWCmember
Rattlesnakes in Texas? I thought Wal-Mart shoppers there were only attacked by armadillos!
To: blau993
Stick with the banana peel. We ain't gonna fall for no banana in the tailpipe!
To: disclaimer
I'd say that 'stomped' was the giveaway there....
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posted on
09/30/2003 3:23:12 PM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Veni Vidi Velcro)
To: You Dirty Rats
"WHERE was the man bitten, anyway?" Right in the Shoe Department!
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posted on
09/30/2003 3:24:29 PM PDT
by
quark
To: hchutch
Cold, ugly, slimy things that'll bite if the chance presents itself... They aren't slimy.
To: VRWCmember
Was the snake only getting minimum wage too? Just curious, mind you.
46
posted on
09/30/2003 3:25:00 PM PDT
by
bicycle thug
(Fortia facere et pati Americanum est.)
To: disclaimer
LOL.
I told my wife the story, then asked her what state the Wal-Mart was in. She immediately said, "Texas."
47
posted on
09/30/2003 3:25:41 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(Zero Tolerance = Intolerance)
To: humblegunner; Xenalyte; Bacon Man; Hap; Flyer
I've just got a hunch y'all would like this story...
48
posted on
09/30/2003 3:43:07 PM PDT
by
Allegra
To: gitmo
At least Texas snakes are polite enough to let you know they are about to attack. Those East Coast snakes have no principles at all.
49
posted on
09/30/2003 3:58:02 PM PDT
by
whereasandsoforth
(tagged for migratory purposes only)
To: VRWCmember
Clean-up on Aisle 4! Cleanup on Aisle 4!
50
posted on
09/30/2003 3:58:11 PM PDT
by
Gritty
To: MissAmericanPie; All
It was PETA. "Punishing" those who are consumers of snake goods.....
51
posted on
09/30/2003 4:09:05 PM PDT
by
Texaggie79
(Screw Fark and their socialist asses)
To: isthisnickcool
Did the snake have slanty eye`s?
52
posted on
09/30/2003 4:10:53 PM PDT
by
bikerman
To: isthisnickcool
Did the snake have slanty eye`s?
53
posted on
09/30/2003 4:11:48 PM PDT
by
bikerman
To: VRWCmember
I wonder if the snake came from China.....
54
posted on
09/30/2003 4:15:07 PM PDT
by
Dan from Michigan
(A vote for McClintock is a vote for Kyle Reese...and a vote against Cruz.)
To: Diddle E. Squat
ha ha !
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posted on
09/30/2003 4:43:09 PM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
To: harpseal
Hey, there, harpseal!
There's a previous thread about this rattlesnake story that has a REALLY funny "snake story" down in the thread. Check it out at
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/992315/posts. I thought the birds in the Wal-Mart and Lowe's in Springfield were bad, but this is so much worse!
Have a good evening!
To: whereasandsoforth
The Eastern Diamondback has plenty of rattle. And venom.
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posted on
09/30/2003 5:38:46 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(Zero Tolerance = Intolerance)
To: goldstategop
Wal-mart sells rattlesnakes?? Now that's a new one. I didn't know China even had rattlesnakes!
To: disclaimer
LOL kill thar suckah!
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posted on
09/30/2003 6:59:17 PM PDT
by
bluelowrider57
(More of da thugz crawlin)
To: VRWCmember
It had to be a Chicom snake as 83% over all products in W-M are made or raised by Chicom slave laborers.
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