Wake Up!, Says A Snake

(Dallas, US) - Pokemon GO, as you all know is the best game in the world, or let's say maybe half of the world. Well Pokemon is a mad game, once you play this game you'll never forget about it. Once you get this story you'll regret playing Pokemon the whole day.

Games are very addictive in the human life, and Pokemon is one of those games you'll not like to play while your walking, cause a player who plays Pokemon regretted the same thing. Lane Smith, and 18 year old teen was playing this addictive game while walking in a park in Flower Mound, Texas, United States while he got bit by a snake.

The injury is yet another bizarre tale associated with the treasure hunt-style video game, which can be downloaded for free and played on smartphones. Officials at many public buildings are trying to warn gamers that they’re wandering into dangerous areas.

At least two Dallas-Fort Worth area hospitals have asked Pokemon players — or “Pokemon trainers” as they’re called in the game — to stop loitering around their helicopter landing pads in search of Pokemon creatures, saying their presence could pose a danger for incoming medical emergency flights. But the snake bite was a clear case of someone not watching where he was walking, officials said.

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Smith was playing Pokemon GO with a friend at Flower Mound’s Parker Square on Tuesday when they noticed on their cellphone video screens that there was a “Pokestation or Pokestop” — a place where it’s easier to catch the prizes — at a nearby park. Pokemon GO uses the camera features on smartphones to superimpose images of Pokemon in real-world settings, and encourages players to follow routes that mimic real-life GPS road mapping to seek and capture the colorful characters.

On a walkway to get to the park, Smith was paying more attention to his game than to his surroundings, the teens told authorities. Smith’s friend noticed the snake — believed to be a copperhead — but didn’t have time to warn Smith, who was wearing flip-flops and stepped on it.

Smith said he saw something on the walkway in his peripheral vision and thought he was perhaps stepping on a stick — until it bit him on the right big toe, according to a hospital employee who interviewed him. The skin surrounding the bite mark initially had signs of redness and swelling that can indicate at least a small amount of venom had penetrated the skin, officials said.

Smith said he saw something on the walkway in his peripheral vision and thought he was perhaps stepping on a stick — until it bit him on the right big toe, according to a hospital employee who interviewed him. The skin surrounding the bite mark initially had signs of redness and swelling that can indicate at least a small amount of venom had penetrated the skin, officials said.

Smith called his mom and told her about the wound, and she directed him to come home right away. His mom took him to Flower Mound Emergency Center, where it was determined that he needed to be transferred to nearby Medical Center of Lewisville.

During the ensuing ambulance ride — his first — Smith chatted with paramedics about the freak injury.

“It was funny listening to him talk about how EMS guessed he was bit playing the game, and chatted with him about it,” said medical center spokeswoman CeCe Clemens, who visited Smith in the hospital Wednesday afternoon. “I don’t think mom thought it was so funny.”

Only one of the snake’s fangs broke the skin, and doctors determined he didn’t need anti-venom, Clemens said. He was released Wednesday afternoon.

Smith and his family members declined to be interviewed Wednesday night, saying they were tired after their ordeal, which began Tuesday night, and wanted to go home. But they did give the hospital permission to release details of the incident.

At two other hospitals, officials are sternly warning Pokemon players to stay away from their helipads, which must remain clear so medical workers can quickly move patients from aircraft to hospital rooms, often during crises in which every second counts.

Helipads at both Denton Regional Medical Center and Medical Center of McKinney have somehow wound up being “Pokemon hot spots,” spokeswoman Janet St. James said.

“We’ve had folks wandering around it, gathering points,” St. James said. “We would like to warn folks of this danger. Certain areas of hospitals just aren’t appropriate spots to earn Pokemon points. Both are advanced level trauma centers and these helipads are critically important to saving lives.”

Nationally, some institutions, including the National Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., are asking the company behind Pokemon GO to not use their properties in the game.

You Think Thats Not Enough?

Two men fell off a cliff Wednesday in San Diego's North County while playing "Pokemon Go," the Encinitas Fire Department confirmed. San Diego Lifeguards reported that someone had fallen off a cliff at E Street around 1:12 p.m. When the Encinitas Fire Department arrived, they found a man around 80 to 90 feet down the cliff, on the beach.

Crews found a second man who was unconscious about 50 feet down the cliff. Both men were taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital. According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO), the men were ages 21 and 22 years old. Deputies believe one of the men may have consumed alcohol.

The Youths will not be charged for the incident...

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