INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN (Ontario, California) 23 September 06 School principal bitten by rattlesnake (Jannise Johnson)
Chino Hills: Don Wilson, principal of Rolling Ridge Elementary School, was bitten by a rattlesnake Friday afternoon after he tried to catch the animal.
Firefighters with the Chino Valley Fire District responded to a call of a snakebite about 4:30 p.m. at the school, at 13677 Calle San Marcos in Chino Hills.
On arrival, firefighters found the principal suffering from a snake bite on one of his fingers, Firefighter/Paramedic Pete Morales said.
The principal was airlifted to Loma Linda Medical Center for treatment. He is expected to survive. Firefighters killed the snake for safety reasons and positive identification, Morales said.
School principal bitten by rattlesnake
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CA Press: School principal bitten
Sep 24, 2006 07:36 PM
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phobos
Sep 25, 2006 07:49 PM
I wonder if they every heard of a digital camera....Kill the snake for a positive ID...Bull feces!!
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