Rattlesnake handler dies from bite at Texas rattlesnake show
Eugene De Leon, 60, of the Snake Busters Snake Handlers in Freer, Texas, was bitten by a snake while performing at the annual show Saturday afternoon.
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Eugene De Leon, 60, of the Snake Busters Snake Handlers in Freer, Texas, was bitten by a snake while performing at the annual show Saturday afternoon.
Eugene De Leon, 60, of the Snake Busters Snake Handlers in Freer, Texas, was bitten by a snake while performing at the annual show Saturday afternoon.
De Leon's sister, posting a tribute to him on Facebook, said: "My brother has gained his wings today doing what he loved doing."
Eugene De Leon, 60, of the Snake Busters Snake Handlers in Freer was bitten by a snake while performing at the annual show Saturday afternoon.
Tragedy strikes in the small Texas town of Freer as Eugene De Leon Sr. was bitten by one of his rattlesnakes and would later die.