Man Bit By Decapitated Rattlesnake

A South Texas man almost died after he was bitten by the head of a rattlesnake he’d just decapitated. The incident happened as Milo and Jennifer Sutcliffe were doing yard work at their home near Lake Corpus Christi. Milo found a four-foot rattlesnake, took his shovel and hacked off its head. She said he bent down to pick up the remains to discard and was bitten by the severed head, injecting a super dose of venom with its dying twitch.