Thread: Check this story out - Shopper Bitten by Rattlesnake

I knew I had a dislike of gardening for a reason!!!!LOL




TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - An Oklahoma man went into a home improvement store looking for shrubs but left in an ambulance after being bitten by a rattlesnake, officials said on Wednesday.



The victim, described as a 35-year-old male, was shopping on Sunday in a section that sold large trees in the outdoor garden center at a Lowe's store in the northeast Oklahoma town of Broken Arrow when he was bitten by an 18-inch rattlesnake, local fire and rescue officials said.


"The individual had thought that he had hit his hand on a thorn and he discovered that it was a snake," said Lowe's spokeswoman Chris Ahearn, who was relaying information that she received from the store's manager.


Fellow shoppers killed the snake and the dead serpent was transported to the hospital in order to help doctors identify the venom to which the victim had been exposed.


Fire officials would not comment on the man's condition. They said it appeared the snake was not of a species native to the area, and Ahearn said it may have possibly been in a tree shipment transported from a vendor in Tennessee. "We scoured the garden center, and we have not found any other snakes," Ahearn said. She added that Lowe's is vigilant in inspecting the plants it purchases from its suppliers and that the snake bite incident was an isolated and rare case.

OMG!!! I hate snakes, has been a fear of mine all my life.

That was here in Broken Arrow. They showed where the guy got bit and it was NASTY!

I tell ya that I won't be going into the gardening section of the stores around here

I love snakes but I can't say that I would enjoy being bitten by one! That is a pretty scary thing. Also, I'm surprised that he didn't hear it make any noise first.

Originally Posted by AScudder

I love snakes but I can't say that I would enjoy being bitten by one! That is a pretty scary thing. Also, I'm surprised that he didn't hear it make any noise first.

Now that You mentioned that. I wonder why He didnt hear the rattle also. I dont know a whole lot about snakes but I thought a rattler made noise with its tail before it struck.

Yeah, that seems kind of odd to me. The only thing I can think of is that he may have startled it when it was sleeping.

I know when I'm at Lowe's it's usually so noisy, with other people, the intercom, outside noise in the patio area. I'm sure that's probably why. Either that or he could have heard something, but never dreamed it was snake!! I wouldn't be listening for THAT at Lowe's. Scary all the way around!!!!

Grand, and I was going to go look at trees this weekend...At Lowes

It is kinda noisy. I know one thing for sure, if We buy plants this summer Hubby will be picking them out without me. We usually go to the local Home Depot cause the Lowes around here isnt good. But none the less, I wont be looking at them.

Originally Posted by ang in NC

I say kill them all! Sorry I don't like snakes!

Thats how I feel. I guess what I have is a phobia, cause I really cant stand them.