An emergency phone call Two hunters were out in the woods, when suddenly a snake attacked them. Seeing his bitten friend convulsing, the other hunter contacted 911. Hunter: Help! My friend was bitten by a snake and he is violently convulsing! Operator: Please keep calm, sir. Is he still breathing? Hunter: No. I don't think he is. I don't feel a pulse. I think he's dead! Operator: Please make sure that he IS dead sir. There was a long silence on the operator's line, followed by a gunshot. Hunter: Okay, now what?