This happened in 2007, however, I think it deserves a place here to remind folks that even if the head is cut off the snake it is possible to get bit. It seems that Danny Anderson was feeding his horses and a 5 foot rattlesnake came into the yard. He, with his sons help managed to pin the snake down and cut off its head with a shovel. He thinking the snake was dead, reached down to pick up the head and it raised up and bit him. He needed to go to the hospital for his tongue was swelling, and the venom was spreading. The Fish & Game Dept., in Prosser, Washington State, said they had never heard of such a thing happening before. That it may have just been the reflex action that caused the head to bite Danny. This story was so strange, but it makes you think twice before picking up the head of a dead rattlesnake.
Read the story for yourself, by following this link.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/9058966.html
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