>Hey, here is a true story that happened to a young man in our
>town....considering we are talking about spiders and snakes....he
>was out weedeating around a small pond and saw a water
>moccasin....he thought he would be smart and just use the weedeater
>on the snake, but instead it swung the snake into his leg and
>therefore he was bit....

and he got his just desserts!