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Tales of VUMC Past

The Wild Kingdom guy thought it would be a good idea to bring a python into the hospital. He was right.

By Wayne Wood

It's cold-blooded, check it and see

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Health, yes

Expert advice on how to deal with a snakebite: Do stay calm and call poison control. Don’t apply a tourniquet. And back away from the jumper cables.

By Justin Loden

Stay away from Copperhead Road. Also Rattlesnake Alley and Cottonmouth Boulevard.

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