Man tries to barbecue rattlesnake, gets bit on face

Big Chief

http://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/2017/09/18/man-tries-to-barbecue-rattlesnake-gets-bit-on-face.html

Fisheadgib

I'll bet that was a memorable birthday party for everyone present.

Big Chief

Note to self: Make sure food is dead before picking it up, especially rattlesnakes.

zorba

Big Chief wrote: »

Note to self: Make sure food is dead before picking it up, especially rattlesnakes.

That was my first thought - followed by "Hold my beer and watch this!"...

CaliFFL

zorba wrote: »

That was my first thought - followed by "Hold my beer and watch this!"...

DNR: 60% of snake bites are alcohol-related

Those who've studied the numbers say while someone accidentally grabs or steps on a snake, people most often have no one to blame but themselves.

According to Steve Bennett with the Department of Natural Resources, 70 to 75 percent of those were accounted for by people trying to catch or kill that venomous snake.

"Right off the bat if you stop and you leave that snake alone you're going to eliminate 70 to 75 percent of the bites, now 60 percent of those involved alcohol, so there you go," said Bennett.

http://www.wistv.com/story/18967546/dnr-60-of-snake-bites-are-alcohol-related