attler

ELKTON, Virginia (UPI) --

Jarrette Arlo Dean, 44, of Naked Creek, was riding his bicycle when he saw a three-foot long rattlesnake crossing his path. He got off his bike and started trying to catch this deadly snake.

He caught the rattler, and continued riding his bike one-handed, while holding the snake by the neck with the other hand. Obviously the snake did not like riding bicycles, so he bit the guy on the thumb and fingers. Without letting go of the snake, Dean continued pedaling towards a friend's house nearby.

Once he got there, he became more aggitated that the rattler bit him, so he decided to bite the snake back. He tried to take the snake's head off with his mouth. During his attempt, the snake bit him twice more, once on the lip, and once on the tongue.

Of course, the venom started taking effect, and his mouth started swelling. His nephew took him to Elkton Emergency Squad, which transported him by ambulance to the hospital.

He was released a few days later. "He is doing pretty good right now," his daughter said, but doctors warned the treatment with anti-venom still will make him "deathly sick."

Her father could not speak for several days following this incident, but was communicating through writing with his daughter. When asked why he would do such a thing, his daughter responded: "He said the snake bit him first, so he bit him back.

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