What is it like to get a snake bite?
In a controversial move during a game of "Would you rather...?", my son asked if I'd pick being trapped in a lion den or in a cage full of snakes. We debated whether it would be better to meet your demise with a hundred snake bites or at the claws of a hungry pride. And after viewing these up-close videos of snakes attacking, I think I might actually have to choose having my face eaten by a lion.
Take a deep breath and tune in to these videos that show or explain the spooky world of snake bites. First, this sciencey bit by National Geographic on what happened physiologically and psychologically to one man who was bitten while photographing a snake.
You won't need to watch a full episode of Discovery's show "Bitten" after seeing this trailer, complete with gory pics of a man's thumb post-bite.
Too bad there wasn't intervention of any kind available for this guy.
(Oh, how I wish I could post this video. Fair warning -- it has lots of cussing. Why? Because it's a pretty wild account of a woman from snake bite to recovery.)
