Florida Man Bitten On Face By Cottonmouth Snake He Kept In A Pillowcase On His Bed

[Teddy B 17,251]

They ended up euthanizing the wrong animal, the snake was the smart one here. This gene pool could've used a little thinning.

A teen from Wimauma, Florida has been hospitalized at Tampa General Hospital after an incident over the weekend where he was bitten by a snake. On Saturday evening, 18-year-old Austin Lane Hatfield was bitten on the face by a cottonmouth snake he kept in a pillowcase on his bed at home.

According to TBO, the man was bitten on the lip by the snake, also known as a water moccasin, and brought to the hospital by his family.

As it goes, Hatfield had captured the snake recently and had it inside of a pillowcase in his room at home. He kept the pillowcase on his bed and it was still there when he tried to go to sleep around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday night.

It was then that Hatfield felt the cottonmouth snake slither out of the pillow and across his stomach. When Hatfield tried to recapture it, the snake struck and ended up bitting him on the lip.

WFLA reported that the snake ended up being euthanized and brought over to Tampa General Hospital. While there, the snake is going to be used for identification purposes.

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[Dakine10 5,452]

They ended up euthanizing the wrong animal, the snake was the smart one here. This gene pool could've used a little thinning.

Thank God we don't have a constitutional right to keep a snake under our pillow or we'd be hearing about idiots like this every day.

[Teddy B 17,251]

Thank God we don't have a constitutional right to keep a snake under our pillow or we'd be hearing about idiots like this every day.

Concealed carry would be a real biotch.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

What is this? The dumb story of the day?

[JohnR! 5,495]

True dat, also very effective with the ladies one should presume... :rofl: :rofl:

Concealed carry would be a real biotch.

[Teddy B 17,251]

True dat, also very effective with the ladies one should presume... :rofl: :rofl:

Is that a Water Moccasin in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

[Transborderwife 4,666]

I was waiting for how long it would take for the words "trouser snake" to appear here

[VOL 425]

I was waiting for how long it would take for the words "trouser snake" to appear here

Mine is 10 inches long......

[BaronB 42]

Mine is 10 inches long......

Oh yeah? Prove it.

[Teddy B 17,251]

Mine is 10 inches long......

Oh yeah? Prove it.

[X Factor 1,110]

That dude is dumb

[Ban Hammer 12,827]

personal insult removed. cease and desist.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

personal insult removed. cease and desist.

How is that a personal insult when it is the truth?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Mine is 10 inches long......

I think you are inaccurately misrepresenting information on here by not telling our fellow VJers what you are referring to. Having an attention span of 10 sec is nothing to brag about.

Edited April 23, 2015 by Janelle2002

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Mine is 10 inches long......

That's an amazing feat. Back when we were in high school....