Posted by:
shadindigo
at Tue Aug 19 19:35:24 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by shadindigo ]
best case scenario to this unfortunate event is as follows:
An experienced hot keeper gets tagged by his captive Black Mamba. As I understand it, not a hard thing to do as they have a reputation for being mercurial on a hook. Then realizing he has taken a potentially lethal envenomation, he does the responsible thing, what all keepers should do after being tagged, cage the animal! I suspect that this is where the other bites came from, his being responsible and fulfilling his responsibility to his family and the public resulted in the other bites. Most were probably dry by that time but it makes little difference if the animal was successfully contained. That's what counts! He kept his head, and did the right thing.
Purely supposition on my part but in the absence of info to the contrary that's how I prefer to view this unfortunate incident.
Regards,
Jeff Nichols
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