There's a snake at the door!

August 20, 2014 at 5:00 a.m.

by Staff Reports

Submitted Photo Debbie Strickland at the Bank of Gravett reported an unusual visitor at the bank’s door on Thursday. “We had a customer tell us we had a snake at our front Main Street door entrance this morning about 11 a.m.,” she wrote. “Pam Bertschy, our receptionist, opened the front door, not realizing it was stretched out along the door where she couldn’t see it, and it immediately coiled, ready to strike. The police department came, captured and disposed of the snake while employees and customers witnessed the event, gathered at the front windows.” It is unknown how the creature ended up on Main Street, but its appearance and that of another at a Gravette business nearby has local residents watching a little closer where they step. Timber rattlesnakes are nocturnal hunters and prey on small mammals like mice, rabbits and squirrels. They hunt by concealing themselves and ambushing small animals which pass by. The snakes are adept at withdrawing and hiding from humans and snakebites are rare. In many cases, no venom is injected in warning bites. But bites can be a very serious medical event and anyone bitten should remain still and calm, keep the location of the bite below the heart and seek immediate medical attention.
Submitted Photo Debbie Strickland at the Bank of Gravett reported an unusual visitor at the bank’s door on Thursday. “We had a customer tell us we had a snake at our front Main Street door entrance this morning about 11 a.m.,” she wrote. “Pam Bertschy, our receptionist, opened the front door, not realizing it was stretched out along the door where she couldn’t see it, and it immediately coiled, ready to strike. The police department came, captured and disposed of the snake while employees and customers witnessed the event, gathered at the front windows.” It is unknown how the creature ended up on Main Street, but its appearance and that of another at a Gravette business nearby has local residents watching a little closer where they step. Timber rattlesnakes are nocturnal hunters and prey on small mammals like mice, rabbits and squirrels. They hunt by concealing themselves and ambushing small animals which pass by. The snakes are adept at withdrawing and hiding from humans and snakebites are rare. In many cases, no venom is injected in warning bites. But bites can be a very serious medical event and anyone bitten should remain still and calm, keep the location of the bite below the heart and seek immediate medical attention.

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Debbie Strickland at the Bank of Gravett reported an unusual visitor at the bank's door on Thursday. "We had a customer tell us we had a snake at our front Main Street door entrance this morning about 11 a.m.," she wrote. "Pam Bertschy, our receptionist, opened the front door, not realizing it was stretched out along the door where she couldn't see it, and it immediately coiled, ready to strike. The police department came, captured and disposed of the snake while employees and customers witnessed the event, gathered at the front windows." It is unknown how the creature ended up on Main Street, but its appearance and that of another at a Gravette business nearby has local residents watching a little closer where they step. Timber rattlesnakes are nocturnal hunters and prey on small mammals like mice, rabbits and squirrels. They hunt by concealing themselves and ambushing small animals which pass by. The snakes are adept at withdrawing and hiding from humans and snakebites are rare. In many cases, no venom is injected in warning bites. But bites can be a very serious medical event and anyone bitten should remain still and calm, keep the location of the bite below the heart and seek immediate medical attention.

Staff Reports

General News on 08/20/2014