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When Mica Craig reached down to brush off what he thought was a stick of mulch in the garden section of a Washington state Walmart, it turned around and sank its fangs into his hand, Reuters reported.

The encounter with a rattlesnake sent Craig, 47, to the hospital, where he said he remained in excruciating pain. He may now still lose the feeling in two fingers.

"I reached down to grab the stick and move it out of the way when the snake stretched out, turned around and got its fangs in my right hand," he said. "I slung it off and I did a tap dance on it until it was dead."

A Walmart spokeswoman offered an apology to Craig and said the retailer was looking into how the incident could have happened. （点击路透社网站查看原文）

男子沃尔玛内遭蛇咬

       在华盛顿州某沃尔玛超市园艺区购物时，47岁的麦卡·克雷格伸手要拂掉护根物上的一根“枝条”，没想到它却转头把毒牙嵌进了他的手掌。

       遭遇响尾蛇的克雷格被送进了医院。据他说，即便在医院里时依然剧痛不止，到现在似乎还有两根手指没有知觉。

       “我伸手去抓那根枝条想把它弄一边儿去，结果那条蛇伸展开来，扭头就咬进了我的右手里。”克雷格接着说道：“我把它甩掉后就在它身上狂踩一通，直到它死了才停下来。”

       据路透社报道，沃尔玛女发言人已经向克雷格致歉，并表示该店正在调查事故原因。

(China.org.cn May 17, 2012)