His friend, James Belcher, claims that Hatfield kissed the snake 12 times, but on the 13th try the 4-foot reptile struck back. “We were sitting in the kitchen, and he ran out of the room saying, ‘Hospital, hospital, now, now,’”. Hatfield was hospitalized in critical condition.

This isn’t Hatfield’s first brush with being bitten by snakes. His Facebook page shows multiple pictures of him with snakes, including one of his bloody hand, posted in 2014. “Basterd bit me,” the caption reads.

Like a true Darwin Award champion.

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