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Adam and Eve

2008 Reader Submission
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An Anne Arundel County Fire official says a couple was bitten by a snake at the Renaissance Festival.

It happened around 6 p.m. Sunday at the Crownsville Fairgrounds near Annapolis.

Firefighters say a woman in her 20s picked up the wild snake and was taunting her boyfriend with it when both of them were bitten.

Cox says paramedics met the couple at the first aid station at the festival and took them to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis with minor injuries.

He did not know what kind of snake had bitten the couple.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

This happened at the Maryland Renaissance Festival.

The girlfriend had found the snake (the Renn Fest backs up to woods and swampland), picked it up, and really did taunt her boyfriend with it. The snake bit him and then turned around and bit her on the arm. They both felt sick soon after and were taken to the hospital.

Submitted on 10/06/2008

Submitted by: Elizabeth Caldwell
Reference: http://www.abc2news.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=85a88ced-e8db-4935-a5af-23b5d6d76065

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Snake bites are a borderline "too common" occurrence, but your comparison to Adam and Eve (as well as the Ren Fair setting) add a nice visual! I will keep this one! Thanks, Elizabeth!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
There's a wild snake. I have no idea what kind it is. But I don't care; I'll just pick it up and wave it around! Sheesh! Thanks, Elizabeth!


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