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Taiwanese Toilet Snake Nips Man Where It Hurts

'Snake's mouth not the cleanest,' says doc

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted May 11, 2009 8:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Taiwanese man had an unpleasant encounter with a snake that nipped him on his penis as he sat on his toilet, reports Reuters. He "reacted instinctively and jumped up" when he felt a sharp pain and spotted "the big snake," reports... Read full story »

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