Beheaded rattlesnake sends man to hospital

[Mrs Behavin]

PROSSER, Wash. - Turns out, even beheaded rattlesnakes can be dangerous.
That’s what 53-year-old Danny Anderson learned as he was feeding his horses Monday night, when a 5-foot rattler slithered onto his central Washington property, about 50 miles southeast of Yakima.
Anderson and his 27-year-old son, Benjamin, pinned the snake with an irrigation pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. A few more strikes to the head left it sitting under a pickup truck.
“When I reached down to pick up the head, it raised around and did a backflip almost, and bit my finger,” Anderson said. “I had to shake my hand real hard to get it to let loose.”

Beheaded rattlesnake bites man - Animal Peculiarity - MSNBC.com

 

[GraceAbounds]

I caught a 7 ft gray shark. After we cut it's head off, it was still trying to bite us. I've seen this happen a lot with reptilian type animals.

 

[Homer]

to think all he had to do was leave it alone to go it's own way oh well good for the snake.

 

[Homer]

what the hell is wrong with people i would never kill anything i was not going to eat .:cool

 

[GraceAbounds]

The man was feeding his horses, so I'd imagine he was protecting them and himself. And btw... snake is good eating.

 

[dt3]

I thought it was common knowledge they could do that...

 

[JuJu]

I frequently have to shoot snakes where I live (the slitherin' kind, not the 2 legged ones) and I blast 'em several times coz I don't want my curious li'l cat to stick her face any place dangerous. To me, it ain't dead til it throws its' legs up in the air, course, snakes ain't got legs.

 

[All Else Failed]

I thought it was common knowledge they could do that...

city slickers!

 

[Homer]

The man was feeding his horses, so I'd imagine he was protecting them and himself. And btw... snake is good eating.

i know i've had it.

 

[GraceAbounds]

what the hell is wrong with people i would never kill anything i was not going to eat .:cool

Then what were you talking about Homer?

I'm sorry. I'm confused. :confused

 

[Homer]

Then what were you talking about Homer?

I'm sorry. I'm confused. :confused

what didn't you understand i said i only kill things that that i plan on eating , i don't kill for the sake of killing.

 

[GraceAbounds]

No problem, I thought it was related to topic. I didn't realize you were just making a statement. Sorry.