[Redcloak]

I hate it when that happens.

[JennysCool]

Getting bit in the Walmart is really painful.

[decal]

“Snake Bites Man in Walmart”

Serves him right, letting his walmart hang out like that...

[Randy Larsen]

That made my walmart hurt!

[Stonewall Jackson]

[Pinkbell]

Seeing a venomous snake pop out at me at Walmart of all places would near give me a heart attack.

[max americana]

Was the rattlesnake made in China?

[jws3sticks]

As Forrest Gump said:

Snakes happen!

[woofie]

'This is an isolated incident and we're taking precautions to make sure that it doesn't happen again,' Walmart spokeswoman Ms Ashley Hardie said.

Thats what they all say

[LukeL]

The garden center (even if it is indoors) is usually open to the elements in some way. As plants need sunlight there is very little that could be done on Wal-Marts part to prevent this. But I am sure 10 lawyers beat him to the ER as everyone wants to bring down Wal-Mart.

[hosepipe]

Did he put the snake in the shrubery?
Lie detector is advised.. and back ground check..
Could be a scam..

[Bobalu]

Probably will be a lawsuit.
But IMO Wal Mart should only be liable for actual medical expenses.
There is NO way such a freak occurrence can be prevented or anticipated.

Sh*t happens.

[spetznaz]

I could bet there was a very similar article on FR around 2 years ago. Someone was struck by some snake in a Walmart. Guess it helps to watch where you place your hand, even in 'safe' places.

At least, all's well that ends well. Hopefully the cytotoxic venom did not mess too much of his hand functionality, and the pygmy is not as venomous as some of its other crotalid cousins. Could have been worse ....couple of years ago a Chicago firefighter was killed when he was struck by an African Gabon viper that someone had kept as a pet (if i recall correctly, the firefighter had gotten inside the house for some work-related reason, and the snake was free some how). Died the most gruesome death imaginable (trust me, getting bit by a large African viper, e.g. the Puff adder, Gabon or the Rhinocerous) is NOT the best way to go. The sad thing is they couldn't even get anti-venin in time.

Again, watch where you place your hand. A second of caution can be quite valuable ....and this is the case even when we are not talking about snakes. A second to look around when pulling up your driveway, crossing the street, getting inside the bank will probably not make a difference, but when it DOES it will make one HECK of a difference.

[gogov]

And I thought the only thing that bit you at Walmart these days was the greatly reduced service. What happened to employees that led you to an item in the store when you asked where it was? No longer.

[Soliton]

Why can’t I be that lucky? Real headline should be: “Lucky B*st*rd Wins Lottery!

[JackDanielsOldNo7]

The snake traveled all the way from China?

[TonyM]

Shouldn’t the rattler been in the baby section?

[arderkrag]

Wal-mart is losing initiative. I’d charge $9.95 per bite.

[TXnMA]

This seems to be an active year for snakes.

A few weeks ago my widowed aunt called me to get rid of a big rattler crossing her yard -- because her frail 90-year-old sister was "fixin' to go get a hoe and kill it"...

And, Friday morning, while surveying control points for an archaeological dig, I was "jumped" by a big rattler (body larger than my fist -- with 13 rattles). The HK P7 made quick work of that one...

I brought it home to show to our granddaughters, (what to avoid) and one of our guests said, "Now I see why you go armed -- even out in the woods where there probably aren't any two-legged 'snakes'..."

[Zionist Conspirator]

Snake Bites Man in Walmart

I've never heard it called that before!