California man learns tough lesson after trying to pick up rattlesnake with barbecue tongs
Updated 4:20 AM;
CORONA, California A California man’s heart was in the right place when he tried to pick up a rattlesnake with a set of barbecue tongs. But he should have given his brain more prominence in the decision.
The man, who identified himself only as Steve to NBC Los Angeles, is going to be OK after he was bit on his left thumb by the snake in what he describes as an “idiotic” move.
A news release from Riverside County Animal Services says an officer was called to a neighborhood after the man was bitten. The release says the man was concerned about children in the area and tried to catch the rattlesnake himself.