Random Wacky Fact about myself that perhaps others would not know about. I emailed this information to my lovely hostess Kerry, and she said I had to post it here also.
I survived being bitten by a rattlesnake in 1998. My husband broke every law on the books getting me to the hospital (but not until he had captured the snake and put it into a jar with a lid on it). So, yes I carried the snake on my lap in this mason jar. He wanted to show them what I had been bitten by and it was helpful to them. Three days later I came home. Very interesting things happen to your body when bitten by a rattlesnake. First your skin turns black where the bite occurred and then the pain travels. But blood work is really strange. All of my blood work was so far off of the charts (normally it is fine). You become anemic, you become dehydrated etc. etc. I don't recommend this to any of you. :-)