NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER: If Only He Had Been Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth
Portland, OR, construction worker Matt Wilkinson, 23, was at a barbecue with friends, knocking back a six-pack, when his ex-girlfriend asked him for a beer. He happened to have been holding one of his pet rattlers in his hand, and the woman objected to his bringing the vile creature in close proximity to her when he handed her the beer. To prove that the she had nothing to fear, Wilkinson stuck it in his mouth. The snake got his tongue, which immediately swelled and blocked his airway. His ex – who was the only sober person at the barbecue – drove Wilkinson to the hospital, where a breathing tube was inserted in a hole cut into his neck and he got dosed with antivenin. Wilkinson chalks the near-fatal incident up to "my own stupidity." Ya think?
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