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This thread reminded me of one of my physics professors, Dr. Gruebel, who was essentially invincible. www.dailysentinel.com/life_and_ent... He got bitten by a coral snake while working at the SFASU observatory one afternoon. For him it was NO BIG DEAL.

dailysentinel.comProfessor saw action at famous battles of WWIIGrade school in Wisconsin was a dreary place to be in 1941.

Tim Johns@timjohns.com

I only know of one friend (and separately, one of my college professors) who actually got a venomous bite, and neither from cottonmouths. Pretty much everyone else I grew up with has a handful of close call stories...although none quite as good as this kid's 😂.

Tim Johns

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There used to be a photo of the (clearly dead, a shovel was involved...) coral snake posted in the physics department with the caption "Coral snake bit Gruebel. Guess who died?"

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Tim Johns

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12 Aug

The coral snake story, and the article about his WW II service barely scratches the surface. He was shot down MORE THAN ONCE. When he was like 90 he was arrested for trying to stop the demolition of a building. The stories go on and on and on. They really do NOT make them like this guy anymore.