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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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Damn Democrat Reptiles!
To: VRWCmember
I'm betting Karl Rove is behind this, too.
To: VRWCmember
The snake fell to the floor, where Hatchett stomped it to death. Yep, that was in Texas.
To: VRWCmember
This just proves that we need to ban semi automatic fire arms.
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:18:30 PM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(There ought to be a law against excessive legislation.)
To: VRWCmember
Wal-mart sells rattlesnakes?? Now that's a new one. By a strange coincidence, I happened to be at my local Wal-mart last night and I can report that I was not bitten once the entire time I was there.
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:18:35 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: VRWCmember
These Walmarts are getting so big, they are developing their own ecology...
To: disclaimer
Stomp first, ask questions later!
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:19:30 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: VRWCmember
Musta been their new 'Make your own boots' section...
To: VRWCmember
Some stockboy is going to get fired.
Rattlesnakes belong in the pets department!
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:20:13 PM PDT
by
LibKill
(Father Darwin has a sense of humor but no mercy whatsoever.)
To: VRWCmember
It seems that there is a crime behind this. Someone put the Crotalus on the rack.
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:20:17 PM PDT
by
AdmSmith
To: Diddle E. Squat
When my girlfriend and I were in Saks 5th Ave last year, something took a big bite out of my wallet...
To: VRWCmember
Dang, yet another bizarre story coming out of Texas....Rattle snake in Wal-mart? LOL!
It'll teach him to shop for Red Chinese goods..
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:21:51 PM PDT
by
Joe Hadenuf
(I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
To: Diddle E. Squat
I know. When a girlfriend takes you shopping with her, expect your credit card to be maxed out and your wallet emptied... ;-)
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:22:23 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: VRWCmember
No way it could have hurt the guy because it was:
To: MeeknMing
Carville at Walmart ping
To: VRWCmember
Note to self: Don't buy those snakeskin shoes at Walmart with the snake head on the toe.
To: VRWCmember
TWO Wal-Mart threads? Man bitten by a rattlesnake & sex in the aisles? WHERE was the man bitten, anyway?
To: arkfreepdom
Police say a man was bitten by a rattlesnake while shopping for shoes in a Wal-Mart store in Texas.I'm betting Karl Rove is behind this, too.
Any moment now Kennedy will charge that this was a plot conceived in Texas....
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posted on
09/30/2003 2:29:56 PM PDT
by
ctonious
To: Jack Wilson
ROFLOL
To: VRWCmember
Let me guess, he was shopping for snake skin boots?
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