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New York man trying to jump-start car gets a venomous surprise
Fox News ^ | June 22, 2018 | Fox News Staff

Posted on 06/22/2018 6:37:40 AM PDT by libstripper

A man trying to jump-start his car got a slithering surprise when he opened the hood of his car.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: car; ny; rattlesnake
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I'd expect this kind of thing to happen more here in TN than in NY.
1 posted on 06/22/2018 6:37:40 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

That’s nothing!

I opened my hood yesterday and found 4 feral kittens!


2 posted on 06/22/2018 6:42:10 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: libstripper

These things are all over Lake George.


3 posted on 06/22/2018 6:43:09 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: libstripper

New York is loaded with “venomous snakes”.


4 posted on 06/22/2018 6:43:10 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: libstripper

I hate snakes.


5 posted on 06/22/2018 6:43:13 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: miss marmelstein

too bad a rattler wasnt around


6 posted on 06/22/2018 6:48:55 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: libstripper

No mention of the make/model.

Hmmm, perhaps it’s a case of, “You knew what I was when you picked me up!”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Viper


7 posted on 06/22/2018 6:50:10 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: libstripper

Imagine the snake hitting both battery polls at once........


8 posted on 06/22/2018 6:51:22 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Sequoyah101
speaking of...

Latest [leftist?] craze? Snake Massage...

9 posted on 06/22/2018 6:52:56 AM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: Sequoyah101

There are three kind of snakes that I don’t like, Live Snakes, Dead snakes and sticks that LOOK like snakes!!!


10 posted on 06/22/2018 6:53:13 AM PDT by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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11 posted on 06/22/2018 6:53:40 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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To: FlipWilson

NY Lake George? We’re heading there next week!


12 posted on 06/22/2018 7:14:14 AM PDT by SpinnerWebb (Winter is coming)
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To: libstripper

Rattle snakes are found in Minnesota too, but only in the most southern counties along the Iowa border. We never hear much about them, so I do not think they are very numerous. Our winter climate is too cold for them.


13 posted on 06/22/2018 7:15:55 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: Sequoyah101

They kill ‘Rats. And anything that kills ‘Rats is a-ok in my book.


14 posted on 06/22/2018 7:16:15 AM PDT by deadrock
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New York is loaded with “venomous snakes”.

Goldwater and Reagan Republicans will recall Jake the Snake, one of their arch-adversaries.

15 posted on 06/22/2018 7:17:09 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: SpinnerWebb; FlipWilson

Big den on Tongue Mtn overlooking Northwest Bay. people occasionally fine them on the Islands.


16 posted on 06/22/2018 7:18:11 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: libstripper

IIRC the eastern timber rattler is a protected species, so he saved himself a lot of money by calling the fisheries and wildlife authorities.


17 posted on 06/22/2018 7:32:15 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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Looks like supper and a new hat band to me. Why would anyone call to have him removed?


18 posted on 06/22/2018 7:48:23 AM PDT by oldasrocks (rump)
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To: libstripper

How did McCain get to New York?


19 posted on 06/22/2018 7:57:06 AM PDT by Pirate Ragnar
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To: SpinnerWebb

Go to the Algonquin, great food but bring your wallet.


20 posted on 06/22/2018 8:20:40 AM PDT by Shady (We WON the Battle, Now let's WIN THE WAR!!!!)
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