Rattlesnake Booby Trap Almost Sends This Guy to the Hospital

Not really a booby trap as of such,

"Almost reached my hand in the meter box with mama and 12 babies she has 12 rattlers and a button"


Link to the news article:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/rattl...n-dark-places/


Link to his Facebook post with pics, video:

https://www.facebook.com/wade.brown....65738973438554

Ask any utility worker...meter boxes are often "occupied" by snakes...:cool: I hope they released them elsewhere...:please:

A good reminder to any worker: Don't be in a rush and don't cut corners.

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Originally Posted by RickyNY

A good reminder to any worker: Don't be in a rush and don't cut corners.

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And never stick your hands OR your feet* where you cannot adequately see what's already there...

*Many ppl get bit on ankles (etc) when they step over a log or rock...snakes often hide under the shade of such things, & a foot that literally lands "in their face" is an
enormous threat that pretty much BEGS to be bitten. Nothing personal...just self defense. :snake:

The more we learn to think like snakes, the less risks we have from errant bites. ;)

Wonder how the snakes came out in this situation? I bet it wasn't good. Rattlesnakes are one of the most habitually abused and mis-treated wild animals in my opinion. Hope they survived.

Well for those wondering about the fate of the snakes, I went back and read every comment in the facebook thread

It was not a happy ending for those poor snakes RIP :(

Figures...:tears:

Yep, rattlesnakes never win.