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07-25-2006, 11:27 AM
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Snake Bites Man At Central Fla. Wal-Mart
Snake Bites Man At Central Fla. Wal-Mart
Source: Local6.com
A man was treated with anti-venin after he was bit by a snake in the garden department of a Central Florida Wal-Mart, according to Local 6 News. Officials said a man was reaching into a plant Monday at a Wal-Mart in Sanford, Fla., located on U.S. Highway 192 when the snake bit his hand.The man was treated and should recover from the bite, Local 6 News reported.
Tuesday, Wal-Mart is assuring customers that Central Florida stores are safe and that it was an isolated incident. Trappers captured and killed the snake after a portion of the store was closed. Wal-Mart is not saying what kind of snake was captured in the store, Local 6 News reported.
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07-26-2006, 12:25 PM
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That is like the second time in the past two or three months that this has happen at a walmart in Fl. What is the deal?
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07-26-2006, 12:45 PM
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FOLLOW-UP: More info... on snake & victim
Source: WAFF48
A central Florida man is in the hospital after being bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake at a Wal-Mart garden center.
Friends say the snake bit the 51-year-old wheelchair-bound man as he reached into a plant at a store in Sanford, which is located about 25 miles northeast of Orlando.
They estimate the rattler was between 15 and 18 inches long.
"I was in the next aisle. He started yelling, 'I got bit by a snake, I got bit by a snake.' I ran over there and saw the snake on him," says Mary Panagopulos, a friend of the victim.
"I saw it on his hand and when he yanked it off, his hand began bleeding at that time. He beat it with his cane, rolled over it with his feet," says Jerry Battaglia, another friend.
Wal-Mart called the snake bite "an isolated incident" and says it is taking precautions to make sure it doesn't happen again.
The man, who has not been publicly identified, was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital and given anti venom.
He is in stable condition.
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07-26-2006, 12:58 PM
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so the man lived and the snake died  |
07-26-2006, 01:14 PM
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Thats why I shop at Target!!! LOL
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07-26-2006, 03:26 PM
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walmart is the worst. not because of anything to do with snakes, its just a rotten store....
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07-26-2006, 09:43 PM
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I really don't understand why they had to kill the snake. It was probably angry that it was in a wal-mart. No reason they couldn't have released it, it's not like a vicious dog. The snake bit to protect itself, not because it was mean.
Last edited by JuliusSqueezer : 07-27-2006 at 04:34 AM.
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07-26-2006, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by illrevue
walmart is the worst. not because of anything to do with snakes, its just a rotten store....
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Im with you, they are responsible for at least 3 of my favorite herp spots being totally destroyed
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07-27-2006, 04:28 AM
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didnt the exact same story happen in a home depot garden center somewhere? I remember reading on here not too long ago
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07-27-2006, 04:37 AM
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