That sounds strange but the boys in our trail rangers still talk about the
snapping turtle that I cleaned one night during a s/a meeting. They couldnt
get over the fact that the head would still bite after it was removed
several minutes later. The really fascinating point was when I finally had
the shell opened up and I hand the noys the heart which was still beating at
least 30 minutes after I killed the turtle.
Russ Rice
Anchor of Hope Ministries
Lebanon Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: Kerry Weiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 12:42 AM
Subject: [RR] Nature Study - strange but true
>
> 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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