A Man From Texas Nearly Died After Being Bitten By A Decapitated Snake Head

Larry Smith/flickr A Texan man was told by doctors he might not live after being bitten by a severed rattlesnake head. The man required 26 vials of antivenom to combat the poison. He is now in a stable condition. An anti-venom doctor told Gizmodo that snake's heads can continue to function hours after being cut off. If you thought cutting the head off a venomous snake made them safe to handle, think again. A man from Texas received a potentially fatal dose of venom after being bitten by the head of a rattlesnake — even though he'd just decapitated it.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: I ate nothing but 'healthy' fast food for a week — here’s what happenedSee Also:Giuliani says Kim Jong Un got 'on his hands and knees and begged for' the summit with TrumpTiger Woods has reportedly docked his $20 million, 155-foot yacht in the Hamptons — and he apparently plans to stay there during the US OpenA former Navy SEAL says the notoriously brutal SEAL training boils down to a single lessonSEE ALSO: Liam Hemsworth posted about encountering a rattlesnake on his family hike but all anyone can focus on is how 'ripped' his dad is

 

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