Disney World sued: I got bit by a snake in your pool area

The new warning signs after Lane Graves' death by an
alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel included not
only a warning against alligators, but also snakes
It's curious why Disney's new warning signs, which were posted after 2-year-old Lane Graves of Nebraska was killed by an alligator back in June, included not only a warning against alligators, but also a warning against snakes.

It suggested that Disney also had legal liabilities in the past of not adequately warning its guests of the dangers of venomous snakes that lurk on resort property.

That question was answered today when TMZ found out that Disney is being sued by a Pennsylvania man who was a guest on property claiming his right thumb was bitten by a venomous snake back in July of 2013 while he was swimming at one of the Disney World resort pools.

The guest in question, Michael Barth, said that when a snake appeared at the resort pool, there wasn't a Disney cast member in sight, so he tried placing a towel over the snake as a safety precaution, so that other guests wouldn't get bitten by accident.

Instead, the snake bit Barth's right thumb, and he ended up in the ICU for 5 days, being treated with 16 vials of anti-venom, instead of enjoying his vacation at "The Happiest Place on Earth."

Apparently at the time, Disney provided no warning signs of any dangerous indigenous animals that guests could potentially come across on Disney property.

Barth's now suffers from numbness in his right hand and lost the use of the same hand because it is partially paralyzed due to the effects of the snake's venom.


Apparently, alligators were not the only dangerous creatures on property that Disney deliberately failed to warn its guests about, out of fear that such responsible precautions might unnecessarily alarm guests. But after Michael Barth's avoidable injuries, fear of lawsuits and bad publicity to Disney should have be a much bigger concern than their own profits.

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