Joe Arpaio's wife bitten by rattlesnake

[TexasTowelie]

PHOENIX — The wife of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is recovering from a rattlesnake bite.

The Arizona Republic reports that Ava Arpaio was bitten in the couple's Fountain Hills home on Friday morning.

Joe Arpaio told the Republic that she was sitting in her office when the snake bit her. He said she is recovering at a local hospital.

https://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/joe-arpaio-s-wife-bitten-by-rattlesnake/article_d5334110-4d6d-11e9-91c2-bb32f0adad1a.html
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[keith sw]

1. I wonder

If the Rattlesnake died?

[TexasTowelie]

2. This thread is ripe for snarky remarks.

[True Blue American]

3. Well, did the snake die?:)

Asking for a friend.

[TEB]

4. I hope the snake is ok

[democratisphere]

5. Agreed!

[hlthe2b]

6. Sadly, there was no Arpaio-antivenin available for the snake....

Ok, I couldn't resist saying that...


Obviously, I do hope his wife is ok. Rattlesnakes in AZ and NM frequently enter homes... Ask Kali about that. Keep one's ax handy.

[Kali]

7. flat shovel!

longer handle

[TexasTowelie]

8. I'm not one that advocates for guns,

but when it comes to to protection from rattlesnakes and other wild animals I am willing to make an exception. My father shot a few rattlesnakes near our home when I was young.

[Kali]

9. shovel is better when the bastards get in the house

[TexasTowelie]

10. You're correct.

Definitely don't want to ruin the floor surface with a gun blast. It's also kinder to the neighbors that live close so they won't hear the noise.