Teen Using Cell Phone Walks into Snake Pit By this point, it
should be fairly obvious that getting distracted by a cell phone
can be extremely hazardous to your health. And yet, a teen girl
in California actually fell into a pit of rattlesnakes while
searching for a signal in the desert. Need further proof? We
didn’t think so. While in a rural area just outside of San
Diego, 16-year-old Vera Oliphant was searching for reception
when she blundered into a rattlesnake nest and was bitten six
times. “I was trying to find a signal to call my mom and text my
boyfriend,” she said. “I didn’t see [the rattlesnakes] until I
already stepped on their nest and I felt them biting me.” As the
snakes’ powerful venom took hold, Oliphant’s vision began to
blur and she started to lose consciousness. Somehow, she made it
back to her uncle’s home and he immediately transported her to
the emergency room, where they administered 24 vials of anti-
venom. Fortunately, Oliphant survived and she’s since returned
to classes at Chaparral