- BROWNWOOD, Texas (AP) --
Police say a man was bitten by a rattlesnake while shopping for shoes in
a Wal-Mart store in Texas.
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- Douglas Hatchett of Brownwood was examining shoes on
a rack when a rattlesnake concealed behind a shoebox bit him yesterday.
The snake fell to the floor, where Hatchett stomped it to death.
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- Police, fire and emergency medical crews were called
to the scene.
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- The 31-year-old shopper and the dead snake were hustled
to Brownwood Regional Medical Center. There, the snake was confirmed as
a rattler, and Hatchett was treated and released.
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- Wal-Mart officials say the matter's being investigated
and they have no comment.
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- Brownwood is about 120 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
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