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Man takes selfie with rattlesnake lands in hospital with a bill amounting to $153,000

Man takes selfie with rattlesnake lands in hospital with a bill amounting to $153,000

Written by Debjani Arora |Published : July 26, 2015 1:53 PM IST

In the recent past, there had been many incidences where people either lost their lives or had put themselves in great danger while trying to get a perfect selfie amidst the wildest situation hanging from a cliff, holding a gun, flying the jet plane, etc. Sometimes they cross the limit, hurting others sentiments like posing with a dead man or doctors clicking selfies with the woman s vagina during childbirth.

However, the selfie craze doesn t seem stop even there. Recently a man in San Diego named Fassler Todd, tried to pose cool in a selfie with a rattlesnake. And the guess what, the snake taught him a lesson for life. He got bitten and was hospitalised to save his life. Todd had picked up the rattlesnake from the bush to click a picture and memorialize the event. But the snake had other ideas.

After he had been taken to the hospital, he had to undergo a real expensive treatment with an amount billed up to $153,000 of which $ 83, 000 was spent on pharmacy charges. His treatment reportedly depleted the antivenom supplies at two local hospitals.

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This should be a lesson for the entire humanity. Animals aren t as interested as you are in clicking pictures, they don t like posting and sharing their photos on social media sites. It's better we learn this soon. Thant 30 seconds of fame can put you in danger or also cost your life.

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