Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on Jan 28, 2004 11:31:44 GMT -5
Woman finds snake in bag of potatoes
MOBILE, Ala. -- A woman got a little more than she bargained for after a trip to a Wal-Mart in Mobile.
Toni Barnard of Semmes, Ala., says she had returned home and had opened a bag of potatoes from the store. As her back was turned to the bag, a foot-long snake appeared -- apparently from the potato bag.
Before she knew what was happening, her 11-month-old son Trevor had grabbed the snake and shoved part of it into his mouth.
Trevor is lucky he wasn't bitten -- Barnard says she was told the snake was a baby copperhead.
Neither Barnard nor Wal-Mart positively identified the snake. It might also have been a corn snake.
Wal-Mart says it has pulled those potatoes from the shelves at the store where Barnard bought them. The company is investigating the incident.
I'm glad that the baby is okay! I woulda had a fit if I saw the snake let alone watch my baby put it in its mouth!
MOBILE, Ala. -- A woman got a little more than she bargained for after a trip to a Wal-Mart in Mobile.
Toni Barnard of Semmes, Ala., says she had returned home and had opened a bag of potatoes from the store. As her back was turned to the bag, a foot-long snake appeared -- apparently from the potato bag.
Before she knew what was happening, her 11-month-old son Trevor had grabbed the snake and shoved part of it into his mouth.
Trevor is lucky he wasn't bitten -- Barnard says she was told the snake was a baby copperhead.
Neither Barnard nor Wal-Mart positively identified the snake. It might also have been a corn snake.
Wal-Mart says it has pulled those potatoes from the shelves at the store where Barnard bought them. The company is investigating the incident.
I'm glad that the baby is okay! I woulda had a fit if I saw the snake let alone watch my baby put it in its mouth!
