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As a result of handling these snakes, Haast had been bitten 172 times by mid-2008, [4] all of which but the last few were validated by the Guinness Book of World Records "for surviving the most deadly snake bites", a distinction Haast disliked as he did not think being bitten was a goal to be attained or admired. [5]
Florida — A young man became seriously ill and died as a result of a snake bite while handling a snake during one of George Went Hensley's religious services in Bartow, Florida. Shortly after, the town of Bartow passed a law that banned snake handling. [120] September 25, 1906: Frank Benham, 2, male
According to a first-person account published in Orlando Magazine in 2011 at the age of 67, when he was six years old he met Bill Haast who was the owner of the Miami Serpentarium and became his mentor, and the first snake he ever picked up was a rattlesnake which struck at him but hit his fingernail without penetrating the skin. [1]
In addition to treating locals for snake bites, Lark said they also get patients flown in by helicopter from hundreds of miles away for treatment. Show comments. Advertisement.
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Bill Haast, owner and director of the Miami Serpentarium, injected himself with snake venom during most of his adult life, in an effort to build up an immunity to a broad array of venomous snakes, in a practice known as mithridatism. Haast lived to age 100, and survived a reported 172 snake bites.
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