Motorcyclist riding with rattler critcally injured in crash

[iambrutus]

DUH!

A motorcyclist was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when twine that secured an apparently dead 5-foot rattlesnake to the back of the bike he was riding may have come loose and distracted him as he entered a curve on Almonaster Avenue, police said.
Police accident investigators don't know how, when or where the cyclist had gotten the rattlesnake, and where he was taking it or why. But they said they believed the presence of the snake and the possibility that the driver was trying to keep it from falling off the bike while heading into a right-hand bend in the eastern New Orleans road caused the accident.

 

[OCBuckWife]

From the comments:

This story is indeed accurate, with one exception. The snake was not dead.
Consider this as a plea from the Commander of the NOPD Fatality Investigations Unit (that is me measuring in front of the dump truck).



By the way, I would like to thank the witness who was a great help in this investigation. He kept his head about him and acted to protect others and the motorcycle operator. He did a good job.
Sgt. Donovan Livaccari

If that is at all true, the rider was incredibly stupid. He tied a NOT DEAD rattlesnake to the back of his bike, cut off the rattle but left the head???!




Darwin award time if he dies in the hospital.

 

[sandgk]

Get this Motherfucking Snake off this Motherfucking Motorcycle!!

 

[Gatorubet]

Cyclist who crashed with rattlesnake dies - Breaking News Updates New Orleans - Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Cyclist who crashed with rattlesnake dies

Posted by [URL="http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/about.html"]The Times-Picayune[/URL] December 11, 2007 10:12PM

Categories: Breaking News
By Walt Philbin
Staff writer
A man who was critically injured last week when his motorcycle struck a curb on Almonaster Avenue while he was transporting a 5-foot rattlesnake died Tuesday morning at University Hospital

 

[3074326]

Sad that he died, but I think it's safe to say that he had it coming..

 

[martinss01]

Get this Motherfucking Snake off this Motherfucking Motorcycle!!

you know all those defensive driving scenarios? well you can throw them right out the motherfucking window!