Noodling is growing in popularity, but it comes with some dangers (video is graphic). A southern Oklahoma man found that out the hard way and has a safety warning for others. Over the past few years, Destry Mitchell, from Atoka, has really gotten into noodling. It’s been a whole lot of fun pulling out giant fish, until about a week ago. “I put my hand on top of a rock and I guess that snake was on the other side of the rock, and he saw my hand and just attacked it,” Mitchell said.
In a split second, a three and a half-foot-long cottonmouth sank its fangs into Mitchell’s finger.
“Honestly, probably the scaredest I’ve been in my life,” he said.
Friends rushed him to the hospital. An ambulance took him from Atoka to Ada. It was so bad, he was rushed to Oklahoma City.
“It was just a constant throb, like your heart beating in your hand, like somebody just hitting you over and over again with a hammer on your hand,” Mitchell said.
Within 24 hours, two small bite marks turned into a horrible situation, putting him in intensive care. Read more and see video….