West Virginia Candidate (R) Bitten By Snakes While Removing Campaign Signs

[RandySF]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state said he has been hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while removing election campaign signs.

Doug Skaff said he was bitten in the left leg and the right foot Wednesday near U.S. Route 119 in Danville, news outlets reported.

Skaff told West Virginia radio network MetroNews that passersby called for medical assistance. The South Charleston resident said he expects to be in a hospital in Charleston for a few days.

Skaff ran in the secretary of state’s race as a Republican on Tuesday. In unofficial returns, Skaff finished second to Kris Warner.





https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-us-candidate-snake-bites_n_66465bf0e4b098d9bd490ad7

[TSExile]

1. Serves him right!!!

Go snakes!!

[Traildogbob]

4. I approve this response

Hope the snakes have anti-toxin protection.

[LeftInTX]

2. I was attacked by fire ants while putting up a campaign sign.

I was out of commission for several weeks.

It wasn't funny when it happened to me, but for some reason I wanna laugh at this one. I'm bad....

[live love laugh]

3. As a native West Virginian ... GO SNAKES ‼️

[getagrip_already]

5. Who's a good boi!

Your a good boi!

[Incanus]

6. Oh dear!

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I hope those poor snakes are okay.

Edited to add: yes I realize he was taking down his own signs but this guy switched parties last year and while I don't wish him physical harm I can't help but wonder why snakes get a bad rep for simply defending themselves while this guy deliberately joined a party headed by a rapist and I should feel sympathy for him?

[Celerity]

7. anti MAGAt snake

[Silent3]

8. I realize there's little sympathy for an R here under any circumstances, but proper irony would require...

...that the snake bites occurred while removing an opponent's signs before an election rather than one's own signs after an election.

[hvn_nbr_2]

11. The article doesn't say whose signs he was removing but...

his election was Tuesday and he was removing signs Wednesday. Certainly sounds to me like he was removing his own signs.

[hardluck]

12. In the embedded video it says he was removing his own signs

As required under the law.

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. Ah. Thanks for clarifying.

I read the article but didn't watch the video.

[Nittersing]

9. So he was taking his signs down after losing the election?

And people are happy he got bit?

I don't get it.

[hardluck]

10. Dude got bit 3 times by 2 copperheads

And people are applauding? Wtf?

[EndlessWire]

14. Why would he only be out

a few days? That sounds like a lot of snake bites. I'm terrified of snakes, so I would be out just from the stress alone.

Why would 3 snakes be congregating like that? Mating? What lousy odds to run into 3 adult snakes.

[XanaDUer2]

15. He was taking his own signs down

Gotta watch where you step