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Snake Handler Critically Hurt in Cobra Bite Incident
Keith Benson, 27, was bitten Friday by a pet Asiatic cobra at a mobile serpentarium parked at a shoe store in Charlotte. He remained in critical condition at Charlotte Memorial Hospital as vaccine serum arrived from Miami. Surgeon notes venom targets the nervous system and can cause paralysis or death.
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Charlotte
N.C
Keith Benson
Randy Gallagher
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Miami
Fla
Russell Salton