AK Snake Bite Lawsuit

[subtchr]

http://www.clickorlando.com/theme-p...-at-animal-kingdom-causing-grandmothers-death

Love the line, "Disney said the boy was treated by a park nurse, who put a Band-Aid on his finger, and the family went back into the park to enjoy the rest of their day."

Everything must be someone else's fault. I hope Disney doesn't settle.

 

[WEDWDW]

F-R-I-V-I-L-O-U-S

 

[Grym]

"Disney said the boy was treated by a park nurse, who put a Band-Aid on his finger, and the family went back into the park to enjoy the rest of their day.

The family said the boy's grandmother witnessed the incident, went into cardiac arrest and died a short time later, according to Morgan."

Something doesn't add up with those 2 sentences. After the bite, did they go back into the park and enjoy their day as the grandma was dying of cardiac arrest? Or did the cardiac arrest not happen until later and have nothing to do with a snake bite? (The latter seems much more realistic to me)

 

[GPC0321]

Is the snake okay? Poor little guy was probably traumatized.

 

[Grym]

Is the snake okay? Poor little guy was probably traumatized.

he should probably get a lawyer too

 

[Robo]

Is the snake okay? Poor little guy was probably traumatized.

And, what is the current condition of the snake's grandmother?

 

[North of Mouse]

And, what is the current condition of the snake's grandmother?

Hee Hee - love it!!

 

[Lyricallie]

I'm so confused! How does the boy having a bit finger cause the grandmother to die?

 

[maryj11]

And, what is the current condition of the snake's grandmother?

I'm sure the snake and his grandmother didn't go back to the park and enjoy the rest of their day

 

[MakiraMarlena]

Snake drops out of a tree, bites boy on finger (how does a snake drop out of a tree and bite somebody on the finger?), family gets treatment for kid AT THE PARK, the nurse cleans the bite and puts a bandaid on it (this was obviously not a venomous snake), the family goes back to the park for the day. Apparently they are claiming that grandma suffered a heart attack due to the stress of seeing a snake bite her grandson. When exactly does the trauma of seeing the snake incident do in Grandma? The way this story is being reported, most who comment on it are assuming she died right there. Obviously she didn't because the family went back to the park to continue their day...and an ambulance wasn't even called for either the kid or grandma. It could have been hours or even days later.

Florida statute of limitations for wrongful death is two years from the date of death. Of course the lawyer hasn't indicated when the death took place, although the snake incident was apparently in October of 2014. Even if the death was in October they'd still be in the statute period.

On the other hand, the family is alleging that the snake escaped from an exhibit at AK...Disney claims it wasn't their snake. Florida has plenty of wild snakes. If the snake was a wild, nonvenomous snake of the type that generally populates the area, the family refused transport to the hospital or further treatment or assistance for any family member when it was offered, and the death did not occur contemporaneously with the bite incident, where is Disney's liability?

I think my favorite comments are the ones that say Disney should be liable for even allowing wild snakes to enter the park. Absolute favorite is the guy who says Disney should be forced to pay this family for wrongful death because they built their parks outdoors in Florida, where there are wild animals. They should have built in Kansas or someplace to cut the risk of such a thing happening (like there aren't any wild animals in Kansas). They also don't seem clear on the fact that this lawsuit is not based on someone being bitten by a snake; they are claiming that a bystander died at some later time due to the trauma of observing someone else sustaining a minor bite by a non-venomous snake.

 

[Bluegrrl]

Ok, just looked up a few things, and here's what I learned:

Wild posionous snakes in florida don't climb. They aren't strong enough. And they usually identify themselves either with bright color or rattles.

Wild snakes that DO climb in Florida are mostly non-posionous, but rarely have the aim to bite just the finger.

The most famous snake that climbs, drops and is very posionous is the Boomslang, and AK doesn't own one. In fact, I don't think they have any dangerous snakes. And the Boomslang lives in Africa.

And finally, snake venom acts very quickly, this boy would be in danger and would need anti-venom and immediate transport if bitten by any Florida venomous snake. We'd be hearing that he was dead, not grandma. And really finally, if he got bitten on finger, it sounds like HE might have been poking the snake, not other way round. It all sounds fishy and like someone's looking for money.

 

[Alesia]

The whole story sounds fishy to me. It's extremely rare for a snake to just fall out of a tree for no reason - snakes that climb trees are pretty good at securing themselves. If a snake does fall out of a tree and land on someone, you would expect the bite to be on a larger target - arm, torso, head. A bite on the finger isn't impossible, but it's pretty unlikely.

Generally speaking, when someone gets bitten on the finger, it's because that's the first target the snake has (e.g. someone sees a snake in the grass and reaches in to touch it.)

Considering that the family continued their vacation and the grandmother didn't die until several days later (after they were already home,) they really don't have a case.