After NorCal rattlesnake bite, man needs 54 doses of antivenom to survive

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3. N.J. has northernTimber Rattlers. They are not aggressive. There is a nest of Rattlers about 5 feet from a section of

the Appalachian Trail so I guess about 5,000 people pass by that nest without incident. Snake bites are so rare in N.J. that they make the paper.

SO... that brings us to today'a story.

Our hero was hiking in northern N.J. with his kid and camera. He came across a Rattler, minding its own business, soaking up rays on a rock. Guy wants to get a picture of the snake but the head was in shade so he did what any good photographer would do.

The quote in the news paper, "I wanted to get a better picture so I reached down to adjust the snake."

For his effort, he spent two weeks in hospital and got a $2,000 fine for pestering an endangered species.