'I thought somebody had shot me or hit me with an axe. . . . I just could not believe the force the snake had when it hit me.'
Floodwater is believed to have forced snake into tree.Victim now wants a snake-proof hat.A Mississippi hunter was taking the last of his dog pack back to a truck on Wednesday evening when he encountered a flooded ditch. He found a narrow spot where he could jump across. When he leaned forward to jump, he felt a severe pain on the left side of his head.
"As soon as I leaned forward it was, 'Bam,'" said Tyler Hardy of Philadelphia, Miss.."As soon as it hit me I thought it was some sort of massive impact he struck me so hard. "I thought somebody had shot me or hit me with an axe. It knocked the fire out of me. I just could not believe the force the snake had when it hit me."
Hardy had no idea what had hit him at the moment, but when he shined his light on a branch near his head he saw something he never expected. "I backed up and shined my light to see what was in the tree and I saw the snake coiled up on a limb," Hardy said."It struck at me again and fell out of the tree that time."Hardy and his hunting partner, Michael Kilpatrick, also of Philadelphia, both identified the snake as a copperhead, which is common in Mississippi and venomous. They grabbed the dog and loaded her and their gear in the truck.
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