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Travis_0004

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27. Somebody allergic to anti venom should find a new hobby

Reply to Blus4u (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 30, 2015, 01:24 PM

Aug 2015

Im also amazed when people keep non native venomous snakes, get bit, then act suprised when the hospital doesnt carry the correct anti venom.

Sometimes they get lucky if a local zoo has it, but a lot of the time there is very little they can do.

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California Man's Rattlesnake Selfie Goes Predictably Wrong [View all] RandySF Aug 2015 OP

My dad beat the snot out of me for killing a rattlesnake. Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #1

When I was young and dumb I did a lot of stupid things under the influence of many substances. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #2

"I was willing to pose for 1 photo! ONE!" Coventina Aug 2015 #3

"I had it around my neck and then I was about to do something else with it when it turned..." HappyPlace Aug 2015 #5

Rattlesnakes are not known for their long-suffering. Coventina Aug 2015 #6

Ikr? Doll clothes? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #20

I can see it now: a little tea party. Coventina Aug 2015 #21

What's that, Mrs. Snake? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #22

LOL! Coventina Aug 2015 #24

Wait til his Momma gets the anti-venom bill. Whew! Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #4

The snake should get some treatment, too. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2015 #10

There's a typo in this article; it says the guy was "36" XemaSab Aug 2015 #7

That was the first thing I thought too. procon Aug 2015 #26

Like the moral to the old fable... femmocrat Aug 2015 #8

True story bro' or sis' as the case may be... Blus4u Aug 2015 #9

Wow! femmocrat Aug 2015 #14

Somebody allergic to anti venom should find a new hobby Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #27

Momma didn''t raise her son to be an idiot - LiberalElite Aug 2015 #11

Pick up a rattler and put it around your own neck. hifiguy Aug 2015 #12

Oops malaise Aug 2015 #13

If it had bitten him on the neck he would have won a Darwin award. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #15

Depends on whether he's had kids or not. Coventina Aug 2015 #16

True. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #17

S/he must have sensed your love! Coventina Aug 2015 #18

A healthy dose of it! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #19

"Stupid" should not be in quotes. LWolf Aug 2015 #23

Reminds me of mudflap supporters. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #25