I got this from another e-list, and thought it might fit Rangernet. Anybody
ever had any personal experience with this?
LIFE AFTER DEATH � The New England Journal of Medicine reported
5 cases of rattlesnake poisonings by dead rattlesnakes. Snakes apparently
retain some primitive reflex actions for a short while after being killed.
Patient 1 bludgeoned a rattlesnake on the head with wood and was bitten when
he picked up the dead snake. Patient 2 shot the snake in the head, didn't
see any movement for three minutes then picked it up and was bitten in the
finger. Patient 3 shot then decapitated the rattler, when he picked up the
head it bit him in the finger, which had to be amputated. Patient 4 was
also bitten by a decapitated rattlesnake that had been motionless for five
minutes. Patient 5 did the rattler in with a shotgun but was also bitten.
Apparently snake heads can be dangerous for up to 60 minutes after death.
Kerry Weiser
Vancouver, WA
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