Friday, August 10, 2007

Justins Rattlesnake Bite

"On July 21, 2002, just after my 13th birthday, I was bitten by a Northern Pacific rattlesnake (the snake was originally identified as a Western Diamondback rattlesnake, but that species is not found near Yosemite). I was located on a trail in a hiking area near Yosemite National Park, California. The bite occurred when I was sitting on a small boulder at a distance of 4.5 miles from the trailhead with my cabin group at camp. I had my arms dangling at my side, and a 5 foot long rattlesnake bit me in the middle of my left palm."

The story of Justin's rattlesnake bite is bad... but the pictures are worse. Enjoy!

1 comment:

Laura said...

Oh man that's super gross! Totally facsinating at the same time though.