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W von Papineäu
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PUBLIC OPINION (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) 14 August 10 Chambersburg man bitten by snake listed in stable condition
Chambersburg resident Barry Lee Painter Sr., 38, who was bitten by a pet viper Wednesday, was listed in stable condition Saturday evening at Community General Hospital in Harrisburg, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg reported Thursday that Painter was intoxicated and playing with a venomous western Gaboon viper at a home in Cumberland County when he was bitten.
It took hours to find antivenin.
Painter's family said he could still lose his hand.
After Painter was bitten, his friend Michael E. Keefer began driving him to Chambersburg Hospital, according to police. They apparently did not make it there before Painter lost consciousness.
Troopers met the car at a gas station off of Exit 20 in Greene Township.
Painter was taken to Chambersburg Hospital, then flown by helicopter to Harrisburg. Chambersburg man bitten by snake listed in stable condition
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