A man got a tremendous scare upon discovering a live rattlesnake in a package he received in the mail in San Bernardino County.
Elijah Bowles, 60, of Twentynine Palmsadmitted feeling nervous after the experience he experienced earlier this month, considering that it was an attempted murder.
The victim asked a friend to open the package they had just picked up from the post office, and inside they found a live rattlesnakeaccording to the Los Angeles Times.
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“When he opened the box, he almost threw it at me. He told me there was a snake in there“Bowles said.
Fortunately, Neither of them were bitten by the reptile..
The couple immediately stopped and contacted 911 and Animal Control, who picked up the western rattlesnake, a species that is also called the North Pacific rattlesnakeindicating that it is originally from the north of the state and not from southern California.
City of Twentynine Palms Animal Control Supervisor Rick Boyd told the Los Angeles Times that the snake appears to have been intentionally mailed.
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The specialist mentioned that the 2-foot snake She was surrounded by cotton balls to silence her rattle..
A rattlesnake can survive up to six months without food or wateraccording to the expert on this type of reptiles, Danielle Wall.
“It’s 100% possible that a rattlesnake could survive in mail that way, as long as it does not overheat or freeze“said the snake expert.
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Just as this snake was able to be captured safely, Bowles said that A second package, “practically identical” to the first, was sent to his home in Florida..
After learning what happened in California, Bowles’ relatives in Florida took the package to the police station without opening it. The contents of the second package are unknown.
A postal inspector reported that the package was marked “fragile” in black marker, and had a return address for a home in Palm Coast, Florida. The mail was mailed to Hayward, California, on May 3.
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“I’m trying to find out if I have any enemies. “I’m not a gangster, I’m a truck driver,” said the 60-year-old San Bernardino County resident.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office sent a report to the United States Postal Inspection Servicewhich maintains an ongoing investigation into this unique case.
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If a person is bitten by a rattlesnake, You must seek medical treatment within the next half hoursince a bite can be fatal if left untreated, according to Healthline.
If left untreated, a rattlesnake bite can cause organ failure and death within two to three days.
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