Bodiless rattler bites man

[Phil Lilley]

PROSSER, Wash. -- Apparently, even a dead snake can bite. A man said he was bitten by the decapitated head of a rattlesnake on his property near Prosser, Wash. Danny Anderson and his son saw the 5-foot rattler Monday evening while feeding horses.They pinned it with a pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. When Anderson reached down to pick it up, he said, the snake head twisted around and bit his index finger. In the 10 minutes it took to reach Prosser Memorial Hospital, the venom spread through his body and his tongue had already started to swell.He was treated with shots at the hospital. A state Fish and Wildlife Department biologist said it's possible the snake had the heat-sensing ability to make one last attack -- or it may have been a reflex.

[Terry Beeson]

STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!!!!

NEVER I mean NEVER try to pick up any fresh kill of any kind like that. Yes, nerves and muscles can still "work" after an animal is considered dead. I've watched dead snakes move a couple of hours after having their heads chopped off...

Again....

STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!!!!

[Leonard]

NEVER I mean NEVER try to pick up any fresh kill of any kind like that.

Does that mean I cant pick up my stringer of fish...hehehehe

I heard this story to... as some know my wife work work at the Hospital,

she says the a viel of anti-venom cost around $800-1200 each

on a copperhead it takes about 5 viel to start the process.. sometime 3-5 more to get it reacting.

for a rattle snake it take about 7 veil to start, and can go as high as 6-10 more... depending on the type of rattler.