Man Crashes Car After Snake Attacks Him

[phantom power]

Say it with me: "Snakes on a mother-$#@#$% car!"

March 30,2006 | NAPLES, Fla. -- A man crashed his car after a pet snake he had wrapped around his neck began attacking him, authorities said.

Witnesses reported that Courtland Page Johnson, 30, of East Naples, was driving erratically and crashed his PT Cruiser into several barricades about 9 p.m. Tuesday. He got out of his car, wrestled with the snake and then drove off, reports said.

When authorities caught up with Johnson at his home, he told them he crashed into another car that had stopped short in front of him. After questioning, Johnson admitted he panicked when his snake bit him.

He had cuts and freshly dried blood on his body, but did not need medical attention, reports said.

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[savemefromdumbya]

1. It is not often one takes one's pet snake for a drive?

[ChazII]

2. Is the snake

a freeper?:evilgrin: or is the driver? Either way, this driver is brainless.

[elehhhhna]

3. Helpful hint: a constrictor-type snake will immediately release you when

you pour hot water on it (tapwater's fine). Saw it on Discovery.

[Poll_Blind]

7. Hrm, would urine work? Would that be hot enough?

Ya know, I and a friend in the jungle when a constrictor drops from the tree, lands on his head, starts squishing him.

No tap water available. Would urine do? Now, if it works we go back to camp and laugh it off.

But if it's not hot enough then my buddy's last conscious thoughts could be of his friend urinating on him while a boa constrictor suffocates him.

That's like Death By Japanese Gameshow Penalty.

Do you know? Would hosing the snake in the nostrils, as they're air-breathers, work better? They probably didn't touch on these facets but just in case...

PB

[saltpoint]

4. Between the snake, the cell phone, and the cheeseburger, this guy

just lost control of the vehicle.

[crispini]

5. Snakes In A Car!

And there's not a god-damned thing you can do about it!!!!!!

[SlavesandBulldozers]

6. Florida? check.

n/t

[blindpig]

8. Idiot.

I can't stand these idiots who insist on carrying their snakes around. Fucking attention whores. Not good for the snake and and more likely to generate ill will than promote understanding. If the brainless wish to opt for a Darwin Award they should do so privately.