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more about #snakes shorty63136: When grandma says she's gonna wring your little neck, goddamit, believe her! more » YankBoffin: Yeah, snakes don't just crawl up and bite people. They bite if threatened or provoked. I'm glad the old lady is recovering, but there's more to this s... more » redqueenmeg: My mom killed a bigger rattlesnake running it over with the stroller my nephew was in. I rescued a snake (nonpoisonous) from the community pool yeste... more » AboutToLaugh: My great-grandmother taught me to never underestimate the toughness of older women. She had to basically take care of herself as a teenager after her ... more » amy_b: Ridiculous. These snakes are tiny. Chances are it bit her BECAUSE she was strangling it. more » mysterygirl: I thought that Neville Longbottom already took care of that Horcrux. Redundant. more » girlnamedblue: At least it was a manageable size. My only interaction with a snake was at the zoo for a photo op. I was nervous and holding it a little too tightly, ... more » Gretchen now has TWO kittens: Now this makes that "My grandma is so tough she can tell the cop who pulled her over to fuck off without even taking the Marlboro out of her mouth or ... more » labeled: Also, seven inches? ACK - I hate, hate, HATE small rattlesnakes more than BIG ones. Gives me Riki Tiki Tavi flashbacks or something. more » EkaterinaBallerina: My cousin's grandmother used to have snakes under the porch of her house. My aunt told us that once, when everyone was sitting on the porch, they saw ... more » KLondike5: Something tells me a woman of Esther's generation is more likely to be willing and able to strangle a rattlesnake than someone raised in a more coddle... more » greeneyedfem: That's pretty bad-ass. If a rattler crawled up me and bit my hand, my first priority would not be wreaking swift and terrible vengeance upon the snake... more » Skellatrix: Aww, they started that article meme-ishly: An 87-year-old Tampa woman had had it with the mother-loving snakes on her mother-loving porch. more » labeled: I hope she'll be okay. Contrary to popular belief, getting anti-venin isn't any guarantee that she won't suffer major effects. (My daughter was bitt... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: Those death panels better watch out for Esther. She'll break the doctor's arm that tries to euthanize her. more » joq8: Now that, Beyonce, is fierce. more » Rare Affinity: I wonder if this venerable older woman was inspired by Hercules? As a mere baby, he strangled snakes sent to kill him too. more » little_engine_that_could: ZOMG you guys now those scary socialist arent even waiting to have a panel theyre just sending Obama in his snake-form to give the death bite to all t... more » -
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Grandmother Kills Snake With Her Bare Hands
Wow: After a seven-inch pygmy rattlesnake slithered up to her door an bit her on the hand, 87-year-old Esther Orring strangled it with her bare hands. She has been treated with anti-venom and is recovering in the hospital. [NBC Miami]
