Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down
Print

Topic: Man bitten by snake at Walmart...  (Read 939 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
atadaskew
*

Reputation 155
Offline Offline

Motorcycles: A Vethpa and thome other thcooter
GPS: Venice Beach, California.
Miles Typed: 11823

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« on: May 15, 2012, 01:10:33 PM »
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-rattlesnake-walmart-20120515,0,955494.story

The snake bite happened, apparently.
But was it really an accident, or a staged shake down to come?....

Kinda weird the first Dr missed the bite.  Hmm.

Quote
“It bit me, and I started screaming,” said Clark, who managed to shake the creature loose.  “I did a tap dance on it and got it killed,” he said.

A fellow customer quickly drove Clark to a nearby urgent care center, where he was referred to a hospital. The hospital, however, initially sent him home after an emergency room physician concluded the snake had not injected any venom
Logged
I'm hip about time, I just gotta go.
Members, please login to hide this ad.

Guests, please register to hide this ad.
« on: May 15, 2012, 01:10:33 PM »
 Logged
ConPilot1
Seven Pupils In My Eye
*

Reputation -1652
Offline Offline

Miles Typed: 1287

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 01:12:44 PM »
Planted rattlesnake???

Definitely sounds like a Wal-Mart lawsuit in the making.
Logged
halloween over.
Carbonero
23 Klingon FOUR
*

Reputation 137
Offline Offline

Motorcycles: Vee-Strom. The big boy.
Miles Typed: 1757

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 01:13:41 PM »
Rattle snake venom, while easily treated, is nothing to mess around with. Fleshy necrosis sucks.  Thumbsdown
Logged
this is my hammer. my dad gave it to me. he got it from his dad who got it from his before him. it's been in the family for generations. we've had to replace the handle a few times and the head twice but it priceless because of its family history.
Mr. Whippy
*

Reputation 24
Offline Offline

Years Contributed: '08
Motorcycles: 04 MTS 1000DS 00 996S
Miles Typed: 5941

My Photo Gallery



WWW

Ignore
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2012, 01:17:32 PM »
He was getting mulch for his marijuana plants.  Lol
Logged
Save yourself!  Buy my CRF-70F  http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,71647.0.html
Carbonero
23 Klingon FOUR
*

Reputation 137
Offline Offline

Motorcycles: Vee-Strom. The big boy.
Miles Typed: 1757

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2012, 01:18:10 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on May 15, 2012, 01:17:32 PM

He was getting mulch for his marijuana plants.  Lol


Well, he had a tricked-out, loose-chain R6 to get them home.  Thumbsup
Logged
this is my hammer. my dad gave it to me. he got it from his dad who got it from his before him. it's been in the family for generations. we've had to replace the handle a few times and the head twice but it priceless because of its family history.
CLAY
formerly known as CLAY
*

Reputation 153
Offline Offline

Years Contributed: '07, '10
Years Supported: '11
Motorcycles: '03 B12S, 1979 XS650 Street Tracker, 97 XR650L
GPS: Grand Rapids, MI
Miles Typed: 8765

My Photo Gallery


Dean of Zombie University




Ignore
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2012, 01:49:03 PM »
I've been bit by a rattle snake while Prairie dog hunting.  Not much fun!   Crazy
Logged
"Well I don't think Clay would make up some story.  He seems to be a pretty honest and sadistic guy to me."  -county
"This a'int high school, this is St.n. God help the meek"  -Kneescrubber
FiremanBob
*

Reputation -530
Offline Offline

Years Contributed: '07
Motorcycles: 2001 Blackbird, 1964 Honda CB77
Miles Typed: 1561

My Photo Gallery




Ignore
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2012, 01:58:32 PM »
I would not be surprised if it is not a plant for a lawsuit. Snakes like to hide in log piles, stone walls, and such, and a warm pile of mulch bags on a pallet would be attractive to one. Not much Walmart could have done to stop it. But if I were the victim, I'd sure as heck sue that first doctor who sent me home with no care.
Logged
"Government is not the solution. Government is the problem."
Members, please login to hide this ad.

Guests, please register to hide this ad.
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2012, 01:58:32 PM »

 Logged
mxvet57
Let's find some twisty's
*

Reputation -173
Offline Offline

Years Contributed: '10
Years Supported: '11
Motorcycles: 04 FJR1300 88 EX500 05 YZ250 01 YZ 250 91 KX 500
GPS: Mt. prospect ill.
Miles Typed: 14130

My Photo Gallery


Loud horns save lives




Ignore
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2012, 01:59:11 PM »
WOW Walmart has everything.
Logged
It's not the fall that will kill you it's that sudden stop
 
04 FJR 1300 1/4 million mile club
black hills
*

Reputation 50
Offline Offline

GPS: Rapid City, SD
Miles Typed: 5442

My Photo Gallery




Ignore
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2012, 02:17:59 PM »
reason # 37 not to shop at walmart...
Logged
'04 CBR1000rr '09KTM300exc '11 990Adventure R
the above opinion is simply that of an average middle aged hick with one too many brain injuries... or, don't take it too serious.
UFO
*

Reputation 173
Offline Offline

Motorcycles: '10 MTS1200R
GPS: Here in the now...
Miles Typed: 13003

My Photo Gallery


1759...or less
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2012, 03:41:43 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on May 15, 2012, 01:17:32 PM

He was getting mulch for his marijuana plants.  Lol


This guys was interviewed on the radio here in Seattle.  The first thing he had to tell everyone was "I have a license to grow medical MJ, etc..." which has nothing to do with story.  He could have just said "I was there picking up some fertilizer, when..."

The interviewer just laughed because it was clear this gomer has some agenda.
Logged
Neal
Sport-Touring.Net - Bikes
InfiniSpace.Net - Speculative fiction
ExpertsOnEverything.net - Opinion
atadaskew
*

Reputation 155
Offline Offline

Motorcycles: A Vethpa and thome other thcooter
GPS: Venice Beach, California.
Miles Typed: 11823

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2012, 03:58:15 PM »
The woman in the photo with him has the look of someone who scored herself a new husband..
Logged
I'm hip about time, I just gotta go.
DogBoy
West Texas Teardrop
*

Reputation 94
Online Online

Years Contributed: '06, '07, '08, '09
Motorcycles: YZ250F/SM, DRZ400SM, YZF600, KTM450SMR
GPS: Sacramento, Ca
Miles Typed: 9602

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2012, 04:32:12 PM »
Well I'm off to return this 64 oz. bottle of Walmart Snake Repellant.
Logged
Note: 1KPerDay approved signature lines below.

 
kwb377
Non-Professional Rider on a Not-So-Closed Course...
*

Reputation 4
Offline Offline

Motorcycles: '08 ZX14 (bluedammit), '91 DR350S
GPS: B'ham, AL
Miles Typed: 216

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2012, 04:35:47 PM »
Came out of my local, suburban Lowe's last week to find an approx. 4' snake (unk. type) slithering across the parking lot near my car...I was not amused.
Logged
Kootenanny
"Not That Good"
*

Reputation 29
Online Online

Years Contributed: '09
Miles Typed: 4454

My Photo Gallery


Buellshit!




Ignore
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2012, 05:37:32 PM »
I have nothing to add...except that, when I looked at the linked LA Times page, I found these two  articles linked at the bottom of the page to be MUCH more interesting:

A Catholic high school team refuses to play with a team which has a girl on it.  Really?  Afraid of girl germs?  http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-girl-baseball-team-20120514,0,7914881.story

Police suspect a serial killer might be impersonating an officer, pulling people over to shoot them...they suggest calling 911 to confirm that yes, the cop following with his lights on really IS a cop (not really viable for motorcyclists...and I wonder what the cop's gonna say anyway, after following someone with lights on for ten minutes while they make a call on their phone, while driving--is that legal in Mississippi?): http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-mississippi-fake-officer-shootings-20120515,0,7680032.story
Logged
E=MC2
Members, please login to hide this ad.

Guests, please register to hide this ad.
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2012, 05:37:32 PM »

 Logged
kyzrex
member-at-large
*

Reputation 17
Offline Offline

GPS: NKY/mid-Tenn
Miles Typed: 698

My Photo Gallery

WWW.ridemsta.com




Ignore
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2012, 05:45:15 PM »
There's gonna have to be a new box put into "Walmart Bingo".
Logged
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy, and would taste good with ketchup"
falconati
you love it
*

Reputation 37
Online Online

Motorcycles: Ducati Hypermotard 796, Aprilia Futura, Aprilia Falco
GPS: Madison, WI
Miles Typed: 5502

My Photo Gallery


Baller




Ignore
« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2012, 06:13:32 PM »
Quote from: mxvet57 on May 15, 2012, 01:59:11 PM

WOW Walmart has everything.


 Lol
Logged
cbsnbiker
I speak only for myself.
*

Reputation -383
Offline Offline

Motorcycles: BMWs: '98 K1200RS, '74 R90/6, '07 F650GS; '06 F650GS (RIP), '94 R1100RS (someone else enjoys it now).
GPS: Upstate NY
Miles Typed: 5693

My Photo Gallery




Ignore
« Reply #16 on: May 15, 2012, 08:43:07 PM »
Quote from: atadaskew on May 15, 2012, 01:10:33 PM

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-rattlesnake-walmart-20120515,0,955494.story

The snake bite happened, apparently.
But was it really an accident, or a staged shake down to come?....

Kinda weird the first Dr missed the bite.  Hmm.




Well...

Snake Bites in Wal-Mart Stores Not Isolated Incidents

http://news.yahoo.com/snake-bites-wal-mart-stores-not-isolated-incidents-180800847.html

Quote
Snake bites in stores are rare, but for some reason there are several cases of Wal-Mart customers being bitten by the slithery reptiles.
Logged
BMWMOA Life Member, MSF-certified RiderCoach, etc.

Sorry I'm not going to read your link. If it contradicts what I&
kyzrex
member-at-large
*

Reputation 17
Offline Offline

GPS: NKY/mid-Tenn
Miles Typed: 698

My Photo Gallery

WWW.ridemsta.com




Ignore
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2012, 05:48:33 AM »
Who would have suspected that so many lawyers hung out at Walmarts?
Logged
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy, and would taste good with ketchup"
Bounce
FJR1300
*

Reputation 9
Offline Offline

GPS: Texas - USA
Miles Typed: 1640

My Photo Gallery



WWW

Ignore
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2012, 07:18:58 AM »
Quote
he incident Saturday at the Clarkston store’s outdoor garden section, which lies across the street from a vacant lot where snakes have been known to loiter.

loitering around the lot all day, whistling at la chicas as they pass, eh esse?
Logged
FJR-Tips.org

IBA #285
1moreroad
Motard Tourer?
*

Reputation 12
Offline Offline

Years Contributed: '07, '09, '10
Years Supported: '11
Motorcycles: 08 WR250X
GPS: MidSouth
Miles Typed: 3736

My Photo Gallery





Ignore
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2012, 09:20:02 AM »
Quote from: atadaskew on May 15, 2012, 01:10:33 PM


Kinda weird the first Dr missed the bite.  Hmm.



I would guess that the Dr didn't miss the bite, he just didn't think the snake actually injected venom.  Rattlesnakes envenomate about 75% of the time.  Signs of envenomation should show up in about 10 minutes.  In the absence of any swelling maybe the doctor thought it was just a bite?

Quote
A fellow customer quickly drove Clark to a nearby urgent care center


WTF?  A guy gets bit.  He is bleeding.  And a random stranger offers to drive him to urgent care?  Yeah, I let lots of unknown bleeding people ride in my car.  And I know our urgent care maintains plenty of antivenin right next to the necrotizing fasciitis treatment kit they use all the time. Rolleyes  That sentence right there pegs my suspicion index.
Logged
The government can't regulate common sense or outlaw stupidity. -anon
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
Print
Sport-Touring.Net » The Lounge » Off Topic Discussion » Topic: Man bitten by snake at Walmart...
Jump to:  



ST.N

Copyright © 2001 - 2013 Sport-Touring.Net.
All rights reserved.
SimplePortal 2.3.1 © 2008-2009, SimplePortal