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Snake Bites Model In Breast and Dies of Poisoning
f1vlad writes "A snake that bit model Orit Fox in the breast has died of silicone poisoning." It seems almost impossible to me that the boa's teeth could have gotten deep enough to hit the implant but The Daily News, Breitbart, and many other sources say it happened so it must be true, right?
Read a little more about the incident
Really, for those who know much about the breast implant procedures, they'd know that the silicon is not just under the skin. A boa, if not defanged, would have fangs that are maybe 1cm (0.3") long. Since she apparently didn't have any blood dripping, nothing pierced the skin.
Now for the NSFW portion of this message.
Here is a comparison of subglandular breast implants to subpectoral breast implants. ... and the full page, with more illustrations.
Here is a doctor talking about the subglandular implants (over the muscle)
As you should be able to spot from the first link, there is skin and fatty tissues that would have been thicker than the fangs are long, regardless of the implant type. Consider it's a constrictor and not a viper.
Also, the snake would have bitten to scare its attacker. It didn't like the way it was being handled. If it thought she was lunch, it would have curled up with her for a nice long nap. When biting, it wouldn't have been sucking.
If it did die, it was most likely treated like most animals who attack humans. It was put down. Maybe she and the station demanded it. Maybe the trainer just said it was put down.
Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
This was on The Daily What a few days ago and proven to be false. Apparently someone made a snarky comment in a news article on an entertainment site about how the "snake died of silicone poisoning" and the traditional news outlets, instead of checking their facts, ran the story as if the comment was vetted. It's not, the snake is alive and slithering.