Lawrence was bitten by a poisonous taipan snake on 9/11/2001 in Miami. Unfortunately, the antivenom he needed to survive was in San Diego, and U.S. airspace had been shut down.
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I Was Bitten: 9/11 Snakebite
Lawrence was bitten by a poisonous taipan snake on 9/11/2001 in Miami. Unfortunately, the antivenom he needed to survive was in San Diego, and U.S. airspace had been shut down.
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