# Cary Elwes bitten by a rattlesnake, recovering, Princess Bride jokes ensue **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514 "2022-04-27T01:32:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/1 "2022-04-27T01:32:14Z")
Elwes himself starts off the Princess Bride jokes with his Twitter announcement: “Bit not by a ROUS but a rattlesnake.” Don’t click on the spoilered link if you’ll be triggered by a photo of his swollen, discolored finger: [https://twitter.com/Cary\_Elwes/status/1518646210042613760?ref\_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1518646210042613760|twgr^|twcon^s1\_&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fcary-elwes-rattlesnake-bite-finger-hospitalized%2F](https://twitter.com/Cary_Elwes/status/1518646210042613760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1518646210042613760%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fcary-elwes-rattlesnake-bite-finger-hospitalized%2F) Details here: [A rattlesnake bit Cary Elwes. Here's what to do if it happens to you : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2022/04/26/1094777612/carey-elwes-snake-bite-tips) And jokes in the comments here: [Cary Elwes recovering after being bitten by rattlesnake, airlifted to hospital | EW.com](https://ew.com/celebrity/cary-elwes-rattlesnake-bite-finger-hospitalized/) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/2 "2022-04-27T02:05:46Z")
I’m glad he’ll be okay. He’s a great guy by all accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/3 "2022-04-27T07:41:00Z")
Asp? You wish… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/4 "2022-04-27T08:06:12Z")
At least it wasn’t a green speckled recluse. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/5 "2022-04-27T08:22:49Z")
His book _As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride_ is a great read, funny and self-deprecating. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/6 "2022-04-27T10:20:58Z")
Unfortunate that he did not spend the last few years building up immunity to rattlesnake venom. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/7 "2022-04-27T14:44:57Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Unfortunate that he did not spend the last few years building up immunity to rattlesnake venom Well played. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/8 "2022-04-27T16:26:51Z")
Is his finger sort of dead, mostly dead, or completely dead? ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/9 "2022-04-27T17:22:35Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Unfortunate that he did not spend the last few years building up immunity to rattlesnake venom. Inconceivable! ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/10 "2022-04-27T17:31:31Z")
Never go in against a serpent when _death_ is on the line. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/11 "2022-04-27T17:47:16Z")
Guess he found out snakes are no one to be trifled with ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/12 "2022-04-27T23:05:58Z")
Snakebites cannot stop true love, only delay it for a while. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/13 "2022-04-28T00:59:44Z")
Hello, my name is Dread Pirate Roberts. You bit my finger. Prepare to die. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/14 "2022-04-28T01:01:11Z")
I do not mean to pry, but you don’t by any chance happen to have a rattlesnake-bitten finger on your right hand? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514/15 "2022-04-28T01:11:28Z")
I agree. I couldn’t put it down.