It's been five years since an alligator snatched 2-year-old Lane Graves who was playing on the beach at Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, dragging the boy into the Seven Seas . One time, he bought a black snake from Mr. Haast, named it "Rodney" and promptly wrapped it around my neck when my mom wasn't looking. As many families do, the Malaysian family had a get together with some friends. Looking back I'm glad it was in the dark because I never saw the snake Approximately an hour later my foot started aching and my parents looked all over my legs and feet for a bite mark. I'm 5'2 from s city in north Jersey myself, and the snake was about my size! It was a close call, one that underscored the county's need for an antivenin bank, Cruz said. ''Failing at this is one of my biggest regrets,'' Haast said. I remember visiting the Serpentarium on a school field trip when I was in kindergarten, in 1971. "Not to mention pretty damn smart. Having said all that, thank you Mr. Haas for all your wonderful work with snakes. On September 3, 1977, a 6-year-old boy sitting atop the wall surrounding the Serpentarium's alligator and crocodile pit fell into the pit, and a 12-foot crocodile lunged ten feet and grabbed the boy. Even though this article is of the Snakeman as we called him I want to comment a special person. Whenever we remember what happened, it is impossible not to shed tears.". Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. There was a croc that had lost its tail because it had bit at it after thinking it was another croc coming to steal its food. I read here about the boy who was killed after falling into the crocidile pit. He's truly an amazing man who has lived a life of exemplary devotion to his work. This subspecies, restricted to the Florida Keys, obviously was named for Bill Haast. Haast is still trying to prove a point: He'll go to his grave believing venom can heal. He had so much venom in him that we were told even a bee sting could kill him. As far as I recall, the Cobra on the roof was the one from the Serpentarium. We entered the Serpentarium and a fellow (Haas) walked out of the back office to greet the tourists and said" he's dead" referring to John F. Kennedy, President of the USA. It was 2006 and he was still extolling the virtues of venom, saying he injected himself weekly with a cocktail from five snakes cobras, cottonmouths, kraits, mambas and rattlers homeopathy the Food and Drug Administration would never endorse. THIS SOFT SPOKEN WOMAN TURNED TO HER FAMILY AND SAID "I'VE COME ALL THE WAY TO MIAMI TO HAVE SOME SNAKE S__T ON ME". As a result of the damage, Haast gave up handling venomous snakes, and no longer kept any at his facility. My Grandfather was a construction worker and used to drop me off there every day over the summer, and weekends when he would work. Haast maintained a similar bank in Miami when he ran the Serpentarium theme park, which closed in 1984. Hanley "Doc" Harding, Aurora Protection Specialists. Read More on The US Sun. One day, a six-year-old boy fell into the crocodile pit at Miami Serpentarium and was killed by "Cookie", a 12-ft-long crocodile that had been living in the pit for 20 years without incident. One day I noticed his handshis fingersthey were deformend, mangled, sort of like a something from an old horror moviea result--one of many, of having been bitten by so many venomous snakesI think his own blood was an anti-venom, as a result of being bitten so much, I think he used to distribute this "antivenom (his blood)worldwide to snakebite vicims. ``If I live to be 100 I'll really make the point.'' Im standing outside watching them search for someones baby, she wrote on Twitter. Smocks. We also used to go to his show at the Serpentarium, and it fascinated my brother. I followed his instructions and he was right. When we got the photos back, the film was sun damaged, so the next year I went back to hold the Indigo again and friend, Dave took the picture. on. World Crocodile attack Indonesia Crocodiles Alligator. I am a big guy and I thought we could easily hold him still. He made special trips, bringing back such perilous species as cobras and saw-scaled vipers. Among them a zoo director from Des Moines, a local construction worker and a Venezuelan father. "I could become a poster boy for the benefits of venom," Haast boasted. We have tried to cover and visualize some, we have implemented a hook with a strip to see if it pulls something, but to no avail. The Serpenlarium, widely known as a research fadlity as well as a zoo for snakes and reptiles, remained closed indefinitely while Mr. Haast and his Wife discussed what additional safety precautions to take. Most of the family agreed it was better than any other stops we made, including the newly opened Disney World. God bless Mr. Haas, and all the good he has done, on top of the lives he has saved through his bravery and research. But the reptile managed to crawl away into a moat in the 50foot square pit, dragging the child with him. It was not that far from us and yet we were not fearful. He was able to identify the type of snake that bit me by the bite marks. THE BAND FROM SOUTH MIAMI HIGH RODE WITH THE COBRA TO THE SCHOOL ON A FLAT BED TRUCK WITH THE BAND HAPPILY PLAYING AND BEATING THEIR DRUMS--SUDDENLY--SEVERAL CARS AHEAD OF ME THE SNAKE --WHICH WAS PLANTED STRAIGHT UP--SUDDENLY FELL APART ON THE TRUCK --JUST SORT OF DISENTAGRATED --AND THE BOTTOM WAS RUINED--BUT A SMALL PART INCLUDING THE HEAD REMAINED-AND APPEARED UNDAMAGED---AND I PRESUME--MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SCHOOL--J. MUDD. We gave Dr.Haast large Andaconda in 1965". Voted for the photo and the biographical info. I. Woww! People were lining up for a show. The boy's body has still not been found, and emergency services have run into difficulty with their search in recent days due to heavy rain. Parents Don Julio and Margini Fernndez Flores were so traumatized by their son's death, they plan to move to Nicaragua to try and protect their other young children, aged between three and 16. This time it came out! I'm recommending this site to my grandson, Piers and now that I'm a snowbird residing in Ft. Myers part time, I'll keep watching for news of your 100th birthday party! 12-foot crocodile . "My other children act strong, but one realises that they are sad. Alligator seen dragging child into the water. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Good memories of a time long ago. His grey pleated linen trowsers were pressed and as spotless as his egyptian cotton White shirt, topped with a most stunning Pith Helment. . There were others I recall, Monkey Jungle, Parrot Jungle, but none had the that eye catching element of suspense like The Serpentarium. Before this, the crocodile had lived for 20 years in the pit without incident. Authorities estimate there are between 1.3 million and 2 million alligators across the state. A crocodile takes rest by the water at the Yala National Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 21, 2022. CANCUN -- A 12-year-old boy who was bitten by a crocodile at a Mexican resort spoke to "Good Morning America" on Wednesday in his first television interview. As a young teenager in the mid 1960's I was very interested in all types of reptiles. ''I miss the excitement of the Serpentarium,'' Haast said. Thanks for jogging my memory. ''I could become a poster boy for the benefits of venom,'' Haast jokes. I recently saw Mr. Hasst on wild kingdon with Jack Hanna (aired 1997 maybe). other sizes: small original auto previous | next Unless otherwise noted under the right bottom of the photo, all images are copyrighted by Don Boyd comment | share When asked if Disney was aware of alligators on the property, Wahaler advised there were signs that said no swimming. Soon, his quest for exotic snakes stretched around the world. Four years ago, I got bit by a Malaysian pit viper, and that was the end of my right . He was a great neighborhhod Dad, and I will always remember the fun we had with he, his wife and his children. A small alligator, maybe 5 foot with tail had gotten loose and was wandering. ''From the first day I walked into the Miami Serpentarium, I knew that was for me,'' he said. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Dogs, birds, skunks (if I remember correctly) and of course reptiles. Haast's passing reminded South Floridians of a certain age of the bygone era when entrepreneurs could set up quirky roadside attractions along Dixie Highway, US 1, to thrill both local school kids and wintering vacationers who fled the cold. In 1964, a book was written about him. Florida is renowned for having more alligators than any other US state. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings confirmed that the toddlers body was found in the water about 3.30pm, local time, after more than 15 hours of searching the Seven Seas Lagoon in Orlando, Florida. Apparently the damaged tail had to be amputated afterwards. When you left his exhibit, you loved the snakes, and I hasve never been afraid of them for the rest of my life. He is truely an extraordinary man. ABOUT 1975 OR SO, I TOOK MY FAMILY ON VACATION TO SEE ALL THE SIGHTS MIAMI HAD TO OFFER INSTEAD OF LEAVING TOWN AS WE ALWAYS DID. But I remember leaning over the small wall to look closer at that croc when my feet slipped and I pitched forward towards the pit. We donated it to the serpentarium. I recall going with my brother to the airport to pick her up upon her arrival. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Snake man is master of poison and cure
Bill Haast, 97, is lauded for pioneering work with snake venom
By Kate Spinner
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Published: Friday, July 11, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY - Bill Haast's 97-year-old fingers, withered by scores of snake bites, are too weak to handle cobras and pit vipers anymore. The couple moved back to New Jersey, where Haast studied aviation mechanics, and was certified after four years. . Early in Haast's career, he slogged the wilds of the Everglades collecting cottonmouths and rattlers. great childhood memories spent there with my family , i remember getting goose bumps when we would see the cobra statue. I recall Carlita as being a very exotic woman with her eyes made up just like snake's eyes! Zoo director Thane Maynard said the zoos dangerous animal response team decided the boy was in a life-threatening situation and they needed to put down the 200kg male gorilla. To this day it is one of our most treasured possesions. [3] Haast extracted venom from venomous snakes from the time he was a boy. He respected him very much. Glad to see many others share great memories of the Serpentarium. I am wondering if that was the same pit the young boy had fallen into. It's a shame good things must always come to an end, isn't it? I've outlived all my friends down there.' Name a deadly snake and Bill Haast has either tamed it or been bitten by it. Haast caught his first snake at 7; his first serious bite was at 12. He died of natural. I was about 9 yrs old, and always remembered the story vividly. In my Junior high days, I was a snake enthusiast. There was a "movie night" outside on the beach tonight Saying the alligator might have attacked the baby on the beach. Sheriff Demings said the father suffered from minor scratches on his hands and believed the mother also entered the water at one point in a desperate attempt to retrieve their child. It taught me an important life lessons about fearto just face fears because most of the time our anxiety really isn't worth it. For inspiration and advice, he leaned on Haast. Sincerely, an understanding and appreciative person! But there is no reason to visit Miami. A rare survivor, he declared himself doing "very well, anxious to get back to work.". To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Bill Haast, the crocodile's owner, was not talking to reporters. Some questions, like the one a decade ago from Cruz, the venom unit founder, mean the difference between life and death. He could not have been nicer to us and spent some time talking to us. The boy's father and another man, Nicolas Caulineau, jumped into the pit and straddled the crocodile. The giant concrete-and-stucco cobra was donated to South Miami Senior High but fell apart during its move to the school. Crocodile That Killed Boy Is Shot to Death, https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/05/archives/crocodile-that-killed-boy-is-shot-to-death.html. Bowker had hooked. I will think of my uncle as I visit. Keep it up Mr. Haast. Mr Haast came out at my parents request after thrilling us with a great show. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. When he had enough, he opened the Serpentarium in Miami in 1946. Now the spotlight is on three other deaths that are linked to the case. I was 16 yrs.old and going outside at night with no shoes on and stepped on the snake in the dark. A crocodile mauled and killed an 8-year-old boy near his home in Malaysia. Lots of people like me. Haast started collecting snakes and, after initial opposition from his mother, was allowed to keep them at home. He shot the 1800-pound crocodile nine times with a Luger pistol, yet it was still an hour before it died. A 20.2-foot (6.17-metre) saltwater crocodile, believed to be the largest ever captured, was trapped in the southern Philippines after a spate of fatal attacks. Those were great times and i'll never forget them! My mother took my brother and I to the serpentarium in 1977. My parents stayed at the motel pool, while I was the first one thru the door at the Serpentarium that day. "I know a lot of people in Miami still remember the Serpentarium and wonder what became of me," he said, "that's why I'm talking to you.". I've outlived all my friends down there.'' In 1978, one of my first acts as a new husband on my honeymoon was to bring my new bride to the Serp (30 years later and she hasn't forgotten that one) so she could witness what I'd described so many times. Haast extracted venom 70 to 100 times a day from some 60 species of venomous snakes, usually in front of an audience of paying customers. The boy's family never sued, accepting only the maximum insurance payment, Haast said. Jaws dropped. The year was 1977 when a young boy tumbled into an enclosure at the Miami. I believe that it was one of the great thrills of my life. Behind him rose an 8-foot concrete cobra statue that once decorated the serpentarium. Oh my gosh..I worked on Bill and Nancy's house in P.G 15-20 years agomold issueshumidity problems..put an air exchanger in their snake area to control odorbut had strict guidelines to maintain high humidity. I never forgot Mr. Haast and his snakes, and, to this day, I am not scared of snakes or any other animals. I will enjoy looking over this site over time. Myles, Justin (Dec 2000/Jan 2001 Issue). Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife and son. Tatiana Daz, regional director of the Limn Red Cross, has tried to explain the attack. We ran it over, and with a little coaxing, I convinced the driver to return. The night of the accident, he took his Luger, walked out to the pit and shot Cookie in the head. His hands are gnarled and deadened, some fingers hang immobile, some look stunted in growth, and a pinky and index finger have been amputated at the knuckle, photographs taken by his wife reveal. Miami's independent source of In his trademark white lab coat, he would approach a venomous reptile, lure it with one hand and grab its head with the other. I'm surprised to hear the stories about the cobra being damaged enroute to SMSH. They considered him a glorified snake-handler, a showman, a medicine man. Friday, his wife Nancy put his lifetime tally at 172. I don't remember how long he was but I DO remember how strong he was. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Still remember running a service call on a friday night for a NO COOLto be met by a Llama (male) at the entry gate who put his massive head through my truck window and pinned me against my seat..Nancy told me he liked me but to come back because she was delivering a Llama "cria". it stirred interest faster than the key lime pie and local jelly signs. The location of where the 2yr old is missing. But none the less just because Mr. Hass felt bad about what happened he, Haas, shot the alligator for no reason. He purchased his first exotic snake, a diamondback rattler, from a catalog. Cruz called Haast after a man was bitten by a Black Mamba, one of the most poisonous snakes of Africa. By the mid-1960s he was putting on five shows a day, dressed in a white lab coat, extracting venom to sell for scientific experimentation. 1, my mother carrying a large snake onboard an airplane, and no. A woman who admitted having sex with a 13-year-old boy and becoming pregnant with his baby has avoided jail time. I got my love of snakes (I'm a girl) growing up in Miami going repeatedly to the Serpentarium. Addressed to Guest: How dare you ever get on a site, and reproach a man for his dispair over the loss of an innocent 6 year old boy. He always survived and promoted his anti-snake venom that saved many other lives. Miami is a hotbed for venomous snake bites because it is the entry point for almost any exotic snake, whether it is bound for a collector or a zoo in another state. The incident comes after a four-year-old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo last month. "Our unit wouldn't be around if it wasn't for him; he's the inspiration," said Al Cruz, the unit's founder, standing beneath the tall branches of a live oak that Haast had allowed to grow through his screened pool patio. The cobra that Elliot Arkin made was the one inside the building across from the office. VENOM `POSTER BOY'
The medical establishment -- and the Food and Drug Administration -- never bought into Haast's enthusiasm for the lethal snake juice as treatment for multiple sclerosis, lupus, arthritis and Parkinson's disease. As my mother was paying our admission, a worker rushed over to tell us that we were going to miss the King cobra show. C.C. In the early 1970s, I was carrying out a survey to document the status of certain native reptiles and amphibians of a seven-county area iof siytgh Florida. The seller's address: Eureka, Fla. Haast knew he had to head south, to a warmer climate favored by snakes. Two swimmers taking an early morning dip in a Florida canal have earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first humans in the United States to be bitten by an American crocodile . His body will now be turned over to Orange County officers for an autopsy. It was slithering across the road, which was about 11 feet across and the snakes head and tail were not clearly visible. His wife Nancy and I had been pleasantly talking an she was so fearful that she held my arm and squeezed hard, all the while telling me that a bite from that king cobra would likely kill Bill , because up to that point he had been bitten some 23 times , but never by a king cobra one drop of which can kill 5 men. His unique contribution to medicine earned him widespread recognition. I saw so many people face their phobias of snakes and actually touch one for the first time. The attraction had a gift shop, 400-pound turtles, a 20-foot-long python. Great memories. CAKEGATE 2023: Bad Bunny's Restaurant Accused of Gobbling Birthday Girl's Cake, Death Train: A Timeline of Brightline Fatalities in South Florida UPDATED, Neighborhood Nazi Jon Minadeo Peddles Hate by the Minute, Sen. Rubio's Permanent Daylight Savings Bill Sees Light of Day Once More, NFL Legend Ray Lewis Joins World Jai-Alai League Board of Directors, Affordable New "Micro-Units" Slated for Little River, Edgewater. Everyone sold them to the Serpentarium for $1.25/Ft, good money in those days. For almost four decades, Haast charmed curious tourists who flocked to his South Dixie Highway attraction, the Miami Serpentarium, to watch his snake show. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Across the street, a Haast lived in a nice house. We had a large clump of banana trees in our back yard, & she had called Mr. Haast to tell him that there was a coral snake down in the undergrowth of it, & could he please come & remove it? On that trip, I held the very long Indigo snake, and my friend, Ann, took a picture of me. In the area of the Serpentarium, pigmy rattlesnakes abounded. Part scientist, part entertainer, Haast spent his early years in Miami as a mechanic for Pan Am, while he built the snake farm he called The Serpentarium along a portion of U.S. 1 that is today called Pinecrest. Thank you Diana, and all the other folks who have posted, for posting your personal memories of Bill Haast and your insights that the general public would never know about if you hadn't written in. NEW Police have found evidence a 12-year-old was killed in a crocodile attack in northern Australia. It was the story of Bill's adventure with the blue krait bite. In 1982 when I was twelve I moved from England to Hollywood, Fl with my family. The guy that answered the phone was very calm, and told me to just leave it alone and that it would probably just be on it's way. Tonight at Walt Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel crews search Seven Seas Lagoon for possible alligator attack victim pic.twitter.com/lVSOxivh05. Bill was sort of surprised but actually seemed happy to see me. I can't imagine more suitable place than South Florida for Bill Haas's Serpentarium. Sheriff Demings confirmed there was a sign near the water warning people not to swim. The Depression killed the snake attraction, so Haast went to work for a bootlegger based in the Florida Everglades, until revenue agents busted their still. I grew up in Hialeah,snake hunting was one of the cool things we did back in the day.We'd ride our stingrays out to milam elementary w 16 ave and catch decays ,ring necks ,yellow rats ,red rats,garter snakes,blue racers.We'd ride are bikes accross the palmetto expressway and go into the woods behind the church caught an indigo there once ,it was laying accross a tree stump that was lucky back 1971.I was 12.It was 6ft long I feed it eggs ,raw chicken breast,a big toad once .It had bright red under the chin.Mr haast told me how to get the lice off it at his snake show.I called the serpentarium every so often to ask various questions on snakes.The guy on the phone was cool and calm he'd answer your questions politely it had to be Bill to us kids he was like superman.Saw his show 5 times.Man !that indigo Mrs haast had was really pretty ,my mom was talking about that snake at big family get together in wis. last new years.We sure are lucky we grew up their! Our carpet showroom and warehaouse was open on Monday & Friday nights and some very strange noises were heard at night as you would walk through the warehouse. I will admired and respect this wonderful human being for the rest of my life. They had the best house! Palm vipers. I'd rather go back in the ocean than back to the Serpentarium! On March 15, 2009, 11-year-old Briony Goodsell was killed by a crocodile when swimming with friends at Lambell's Lagoon near Humpty Doo in Northern Territory. haasti is different from the parent species only by virtue of an unusual configuration of white coloration on the head and chin. With his certification, he moved to Miami to work for Pan American World Airways. I remember those two huge crocs, one Nile and one American. That photo is one of my favorite collectables. After Bill sold the Serpentarium, our 12,000 sq.ft. Opening day was Jan. 1, 1948. I still have his autograph and some great snapshots of that meet & greet. Several people on social media said the child was on the beach at the time watching a movie. It was in 1960, I was in my junior year at San fernando Valley State college at Northridge ,California. When I was young I was always interested in snakes. In 1949, he began supplying venom to a medical researcher at the University of Miami for experiments in the treatment of polio. Bill was an outstanding dedicated man. REMAINS of a fourteen-year-old boy have been pulled from inside a crocodile's belly after he was eaten alive. I'll never forget April Fools day there! He was bitten for the first time at summer camp a year later, when he tried to capture a small timber rattlesnake. A doctor at the hospital where the boy, was taken said the child was practically dead on arrival from drowning in association with multiple traumatic injuries., See the article in its original context from. THE body of the two-year-old boy, Lane Graves, snatched by an alligator at a Disney resort has now been recovered. He would shove the snake's fangs into the top of a vial and watch the venom trickle down. I would vacation with my parents in Florida in the summer months. Staff at the resort were unwilling to comment on the incident. The boy and his father, David Wasson, 42, were throwing grapes at the crocodile, hoping to see it move, when the boy slipped off a retaining wall on which he had been sitting and fell into the crocodile pit. My father grew up and was born in Paterson, as well. Today, out of print, it's coveted by collectors and sells on eBay for more than $100, a testament to Haast's popularity. Haast really wanted to find the cure or treatment for polio and feels he came close. There he met and eloped with his first wife, Ann. IE 11 is not . Thank you, Dr. Haast, for all your good works and trailblazing in this still to be fully recognized work.and for the fascinating memories. There, sitting at a desk was Bill Haast. I was fascinated watching them put Mr Haast's feeding tube down and feed the snake. I have such respect for Mr. Haast and for all of his work. When the show headed to Florida, Haast convinced his parents to let him go. Its been one tough week in Orlando.. An estimated 1,000 people every year are killed in crocodile attacks, many more than by sharks. ''I always meant for the attraction to support the venom research, but it just kept growing and growing. He became interested in snakes while at a Boy Scout summer camp when he was 11 years old. A 911 call was received at 9.16pm local time. The honor, bestowed by Miami's mayor, was delivered to Haast at his home east of Punta Gorda by members of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Venom Response Unit. Now, he believes, the long-term benefits of the shots have spared him from many of the maladies of old age. I'm glad I got to experience that part of S. Florida/s history, visiting The Serpentarium, now part of mine. He was known as the "go-to guy" for snakebites. The Reptile Centre in Northampton, England, declared him "an inspirational man within the world of reptiles." ''At 95, he doesn't like to do anything that takes time away from his lab work,'' added his wife. We lived in Southern California. Of course he would buy the rare Indigo snakes, because they could rear up and spread their neck like a Cobra, but were not poisonous. His next bite, later the same year, came from a four-foot copperhead. What amemorable time, nobody was dissapointed and we all calmed down and talked quietly afterwaeds. Sad to say, a passerby noticed that the snake was poisonous and killed it before we could take it to the Serpentarium to get paid for all our efforts. I think one of the two men was Mr. Haast himself. She took over, and the show went on without a hitch. He applied the standard snake-bite treatment of the time (making crossed cuts over the fang marks and applying potassium permanganate) and then walked four miles to the camp's first aid tent, by which time his arm was swollen. His wife Ann did not approve, and they eventually divorced. ''I know some people have said that about Bill, but he is one of the hardest-working, most diligent, focused individuals you'll ever meet,'' said Van Horn, 62, who worked at the Serpentarium as a young man. There's a picture of me and an indigo snake, probably nearly as long as I was tall. Originally, the shots immunized Haast against snake bites, an occupational hazard. The 35' cobra ended up on the roof (south side) of South Miami Senior High-my old high school-where it served proudly for many years. Television, a book, big crowds, all helped to build up Haast's image and popularity. From The Miami Herald, August 3, 2006
FLASHBACK | THE MIAMI SERPENTARIUM
'Miami snakeman' is 95 and still injects himself with venom
BY LUISA YANEZ
[email protected]
IN PUNTA GORDA: Bill Hasst sold his Miami Serpentarium site in Pinecrest in 1984, and settled in southwest Florida. [9] In an August 2008 Florida Trend interview, he stated, "Aging is hard. At the same time his work saved dozens of lives. RIP kind soul. I remember him extracting cobra venom too as that was part of a demonstration. I also supplied 40 desert sidewinder rattlesnakes for Jim to exhibit in a large glass fronted cage filled with sea sand. Thanks for the memories, as Bob Hope would say. The Serpentarium's landmark 35-foot-high, hooded, concrete-and-stucco cobra stuck out its forked tongue at motorists and arriving patrons on South Dixie Highway and Southwest 126th Street. local news and culture. Not sure she had quite the same fascination that I did but it's still very memorable. I witnessed one such snake in 1985 on a dirt road in northeast Florida. Living In Ms. we had plenty of cotton mouths copperheads and assorted others. FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
King cobras. I couldn't take the anti-venom so Dr. Haast instructed the hospital on how to treat me. Disney has now closed all resort beaches out of an abundance of caution until further notice, a Disney spokesperson said Wednesday morning.
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