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2010 Reader Submission
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PETER Grigg was not going to let a snake bite stop him watching the premiere of Australian crime drama Underbelly - The Golden Mile.

Bitten on the ankle by a 1m eastern small-eyed snake in his yard, Mr Grigg did not rush for help because he would miss his favourite show.

Despite battling cramps as a result of the bite, he then turned in for the night.

"My leg started cramping up real bad along with my chest, but I just went to bed and didn’t get much sleep," he said.

"When I went to work the next day, everybody said I didn’t look well.

"I finally called David Walton from Cairns Snake Removals who said I should definitely go to the hospital."

Mr Grigg, 25, was placed on a drip on Monday and medicos monitored his health.

"If I had died that night it wouldn’t have been worth it," he said.

"But it’s one of my favourite shows."

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2010/04/16/105941_local-news.html

Submitted on 04/16/2010

Submitted by: Chris Ellwood
Reference: The Cairns Post, Friday, April 16, 2010

Copyright © 2010 DarwinAwards.com

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
*smacks head on table* This ranks up there with the idiot who decided to finish mowing his lawn before going to the hospital after an Australian brown bit him. And even AFTER the show, in pain and cramping, he waits until someone tells him to to go to hospital. WHAT A MAROON! Thank you, Chris, and submit again! BTW, a google of the eastern small-eyed brings up that it is highly poisonous to humans.

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Unbelievable that some people are this addicted to television... Thanks, Chris!

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