Man bitten by rattlesnake after attempting to pick it up with BBQ tongs
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PECOS, NEW MEXICO - OCTOBER 16, 2020: A prairie rattlesnake exits a hole in Pecos National Historical Park in Pecos, New Mexico. . (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. - A Riverside County man was injured after being bitten by a rattlesnake.
The man tried to pick up the poisonous snake with barbecue tongs and was bit on his left hand near this thumb, according to Riverside County Animal Services.
Firefighters responded to a property on Elderberry Lane in Sycamore Creek around 5:15 p.m. Saturday and treated the victim before transporting him to the hospital.
California man learns tough lesson after trying to pick up rattlesnake with barbecue tongs
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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.
California man bitten by rattlesnake he tried to pick up with barbecue tongs
Updated 9:26 AM;
A Southern California man is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake when he tried to pick up the poisonous reptile using barbecue tongs, authorities said.
The man spotted the snake Saturday evening near his home in the Sycamore Creek community of Corona and was worried about it coming into contact with children, according to a statement from Riverside County Animal Services.
When he tried to remove the rattler using the tongs, the snake struck and bit him on the hand, Animal Services spokesman John Welsh said. The man, who was not identified, was treated at a hospital and later released.
Rattlesnake Bites Man Who Tried to Pick It Up With Barbecue Tongs The man spotted the snake Saturday evening near his home in the Sycamore Creek community of Corona and was worried about it coming into contact with children.
Published April 20, 2021
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A Southern California man is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake when he tried to pick up the poisonous reptile using barbecue tongs, authorities said.
The man spotted the snake Saturday evening near his home in the Sycamore Creek community of Corona and was worried about it coming into contact with children, according to a statement from Riverside County Animal Services.