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Man Bitten By Rattler
While Shopping At Wal-Mart

9-30-3


BROWNWOOD, Texas (AP) -- Police say a man was bitten by a rattlesnake while shopping for shoes in a Wal-Mart store in Texas.
 
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.
 
Police, fire and emergency medical crews were called to the scene.
 
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.
 
Wal-Mart officials say the matter's being investigated and they have no comment.
 
Brownwood is about 120 miles southwest of Fort Worth.

 

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