Texas man committed suicide using a venomous snake

[meow2u3]

The death of an 18-year-old man, found unresponsive in his vehicle in an Austin parking lot in July with an empty snake container, has been ruled a suicide committed using his venomous pet cobra, a county judge’s office and a news report said on Friday.

Grant Thompson died of a venomous injection, and his death has been declared a suicide, a judge’s office in Williamson County said without offering further details of the autopsy report.

Thompson had “multiple separate bites” on each arm and the bites showed no evidence that he tried to pull away from the snake, the Austin American-Statesman reported, citing the autopsy findings.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/texas-man-committed-suicide-using-a-venomous-snake/

Who did he think he was, Cleopatra?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Is this a case of not knowing your asp from your elbow?

Not to be too glib, though, it's sad when anyone commits suicide - but you have to appreciate the creativity of the means.

[WinkyDink]

2. I think it goes back about 2000 years (said Cleopatra VII).