Shopper bitten by rattlesnake at Walmart Mica Craig, 47, reached down to brush what he thought was a stick off some mulch, and the snake sank its fangs into his hand. Mr Craig, 47, was rushed to hospital in excruciating pain and may lose feeling in two fingers. Walmart has apologised. He said: "I reached down to grab the stick to move it out of the way, and the snake stretched out, turned around and got its fangs in my right hand. I slung it off and I did a tap dance on it until it was dead. Fellow customer Maria Geffre told Reuters she saw him crumple to the ground after crying out that he had been bitten by a snake. She said: "He had punctures on his hand and there was the dead rattler he'd stomped on." She described the snake as at least 30cm long with four buttons, or rattles. It was unclear whether the snake came from an adjacent field or arrived at the store along with garden supplies. Mr Craig was treated with six bags of anti-venom after his right hand swelled to the size of a melon. A Walmart spokeswoman offered an apology and said the retailer was looking into how the incident could have happened at the store in Clarkston, in eastern Washington state. She said: "At this point, it appears to be an isolated incident. We are working with a pest management team, which is conducting a sweep of the property to ensure there is no additional rattlesnake activity.