Missouri man dies from Copperhead bite

[caver]

St. Charles man dies after being bitten by copperhead at Missouri state park : News

Be careful out there.

 

[grnspot110]

Some things aren't meant to be handled!

 

[txdon]

". . .after he picked up the snake and it bit him on the right hand."

WHAT!!!!!!

 

[dirt ditch]

Man, that's too bad. Feel sorry for his kids.

 

[dmccarty]

Man, that's too bad. Feel sorry for his kids.

Agreed. Shame.

The article mentions how few people die from Copperhead bites but I doubt most people are bitten three times either. The last person killed because of a snake bite in my area that I know about was a VFD chief. He was driving to a Copperhead snake bite call and wrecked his car.

Later,
Dan

 

[texasjohn]

Sad. Just sad.

Long ago I stopped trying to understand why things happen when I read news stories where bad things happen to people. It always seems to come down to"that's not smart/reasonable/logical" and I wouldn't have done that. I hope that I never show up in one of these stories.

 

[oosik]

Wow!! Even if you had no idea what type of snake - WHY would you pick it up with your hand???

 

[HEC]

People must have to register when arriving at the park , maybe they should be given some info on the dangers that exist their.

 

[rekees4300]

Finch said Levins was at a cabin at the park Tuesday evening, spotted the snake and pointed it out to his son. Levins went over and picked the snake up, and it bit him. The snake was about 18-20 inches long, Finch said, and it bit Levins about two or three times.

Nature's way of thinning the moron herd.

 

[RDrancher]

Agreed. Shame.

The article mentions how few people die from Copperhead bites but I doubt most people are bitten three times either. The last person killed because of a snake bite in my area that I know about was a VFD chief. He was driving to a Copperhead snake bite call and wrecked his car.

There is something morbidly funny about that one.