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Snake Bites Model In Breast and Dies of Poisoning

Posted by samzenpus on from the biting-off-more-than-you-can-chew dept.

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?

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  1. Silicone breast implants... by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: 2

    Is there nothing they can't do?

    Other than actually looking like real breasts obviously.

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  2. breasts 0 - snake 1. by JWSmythe · · Score: 4, Informative

    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.

       

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    1. Re:breasts 0 - snake 1. by operagost · · Score: 2

      Who would have expected one guy on Slashdot could be an expert in both breast implants and herpetology?

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    2. Re:breasts 0 - snake 1. by JWSmythe · · Score: 2

          Actually, that Snopes debunking is in relation to specific celebrities. It can and does happen. It only took a quick Google search on "Rib removal surgery". The second link is for Dr. Aaron Stone in Los Angeles, who does do the surgery. The third link is the Snopes article you mentioned, and then the fourth link is to the Wikipedia article referencing the procedure. I know, Wikipedia is the weakest evidence you can possibly provide, but still.

          If you want something done, if you look hard enough you'll find a doctor to do it. But hey, live in your happy little world, where you believe everything you see. If I wanted to BS you, I would have come up really good lies. The truth is weird enough.

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  3. Please... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    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.