"Love Bugged", Way to Die #125, is the fifth death featured in "Life Will Kill You", which aired on May 14, 2008.
Plot[]
A team of paramedics was transporting a rotting corpse out of a house in the suburbs of Paris, meet Mark Vogel... or at least what was left of him, as the paramedics transported his decomposed body, it was important not to feel sorry for his lost soul, this death should be filed under the question: "What In God's Name Was He Thinking?"
Mr. Vogel was a classic recluse who preferred the creepy and the crawly over his fellow man, Mark had a precarious life, trading snakes, lizards and insects in the dark black market for exotic pets, these creatures pleased him and were his constant company, several were poisonous and were not to be taken lightly, but it was his fascination with the smallest of his friends that led to his death.
Mark adored his black widow spider, he named her Elvira and wanted to be closer to his little femme fatale, those who work with snakes are bitten several times and develop a kind of immunity, Mark thought that he could do the same, so one fateful day he put his right arm in Elvira's home and received her best shot which allowed her poison to enter his bloodstream.
Dr. Cyrus Rangan: You're gonna feel a lot of pain initially, because it is a very painful bite, and then the pain will start to sort of track up the arm, and get toward more on core of your body. And the pain itself will start to spread throughout the rest of your body as well. And it'll concentrate a lot of the large muscle groups that you have. One of the most interesting places where you see a lot of a pain and rigidity and stiffness is right there in the abdominal muscles. So, sometimes these patients coming, they actually look like they're having a pennaceous or maybe a bowel structures or something like that. Primarily what the venom contains is a neurotoxin, so you can get a number of different symptoms that can include pain, and numbness and tingling, and also nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea, all these sins happen in same time, lot of sweating as well, and ignition to racing heart, and very high spikes in the blood pressures. So, these are the reasons that our patient may actually have a bad outcome, such as death. When they actually bleeding into the brain or they actually have a heart attack because of all these other symptoms that appear. We always advice that no matter what happens to you when you bit by a black widow, just get to the hospital as soon as possible.
Mark foolishly chose to endure his condition and his reward was a fatal heart attack, in his delirium, he released his gruesome menagerie of pets and he fell to the ground dead, being sent to Hell for his crimes against wildlife.
Two weeks later, his rotting stench brought the French police to his door, upon entering, the police were horrified and disgusted to find his rotting body which was a food that allowed his pets to eat and survive.
Narrator: In a stroke of irony, Mark ensured the survival of his pets while engineering his own death. The snakes, bugs and lizards were kept alive by feeding on their master's lifeless flesh. As soon as he subjected himself to the black widow's deadly toxin, like the hourglass imprinted on its underbelly, Mark's time began running out, with death the only outcome.
Trivia Fact[]
Narrator: 5,000 Americans are treated annually for spider bites. On average, 2 people die each year from the bite of a black widow. The world's most dangerous creature: The mosquito. Responsible for 2 million deaths per year worldwide.
Transcript[]
(Body Science is playing, paramedics carrying a dead body)
Narrator: Meet Mark Vogel... or what's left of him. As paramedics carry his decomposed body out of his suburban Paris home, it's important not to feel pity for his lost soul. This death should be filed under: "What In God's Name Was He Thinking?".
(Before Mr. Vogel died..., [] is playing)
Narrator: Mr. Vogel was a classic recluse, preferring the creepy and the crawly over his fellow man.
(Mark checks on the poisonous pets)
Narrator: Mark made a meager living dealing snakes, lizards and insects on a shady black market for exotic pets. These creatures were his comfort and constant companions, several were deadly and not to be taken lightly.
(Mark shows us the spider)
Narrator: But it was his fascination for the smallest of his friends that led to his ultimate demise.
(Here's his favorite pet...)
Narrator: Mark so loved his black widow spider, he gave it a name: Elvira. And he longed to be closer to his tiny femme fatale.
(Mark opens the box, tries to pick up his lovely pet)
Narrator: Snake handlers are often bit so many times, they built up an immunity. Mark thought he could do the same thing, so one fateful day, he lowered his arm into Elvira's home...
(Mark got bitten by Elvira)
Narrator: and took her best shot.
(CGI black widow bites the human's arm, his venom enters in the blood vessel; later, Mark weakens in the sofa, [] is playing)
Narrator: Within an hour of being bit, Mark began experiencing all the symptoms associated with a black widow bite, starting with severe stomach pains. His body was now in a free fall of failing health.
([] is playing)
Dr. Cyrus Rangan: You're gonna feel a lot of pain initially, because it is a very painful bite, and then the pain will start to sort of track up the arm, and get toward more on core of your body.
(View of black widow)
Dr. Cyrus Rangan: And the pain itself will start to spread throughout the rest of your body as well. And it'll concentrate a lot of the large muscle groups that you have. One of the most interesting places where you see a lot of a pain and rigidity and stiffness is right there in the abdominal muscles. So, sometimes these patients coming, they actually look like they're having a pennaceous or maybe a bowel structures or something like that. Primarily what the venom contains is a neurotoxin, so you can get a number of different symptoms that can include pain, and numbness and tingling, and also nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea, all these sins happen in same time, lot of sweating as well, and ignition to racing heart, and very high spikes in the blood pressures. So, these are the reasons that our patient may actually have a bad outcome, such as death. When they actually bleeding into the brain or they actually have a heart attack because of all these other symptoms that appear.
(Mark feels dizzy)
Dr. Cyrus Rangan: We always advice that no matter what happens to you when you bit by a black widow, just get to the hospital as soon as possible.
Narrator: Mark foolishly chose to ride out his condition. His reward: a fatal heart attack.
(Mark kneels, dies)
Narrator: In his delirium, he released his gruesome menagerie of pets.
(Later, French police enters Mark's room, searching for him)
Narrator: It would be two weeks before his rotting stench brought the French police to his door.
French Police Officers: (Cough)
Narrator: In a stroke of irony, Mark ensured the survival of his pets while engineering his own death. The snakes, bugs and lizards were kept alive by feeding on their master's lifeless flesh. As soon as he subjected himself to the black widow's deadly toxin, like the hourglass imprinted on its underbelly, Mark's time began running out, with death the only outcome.
(After the deathcard, the trivia, Cages of Death is playing)
Narrator: 5,000 Americans are treated annually for spider bites. On average, 2 people die each year from the bite of a black widow. The world's most dangerous creature: The mosquito. Responsible for 2 million deaths per year worldwide.
Cast & Interviewees[]
- Landall Goolsby - Mark Vogel (Lead: Intended victim)
- Dr. Cyrus Rangan - Director of Toxics Epidemiology Program, Los Angeles County
Trivia[]
- This is based off the death of Ronald "Ron" Hoff.
- In reality black widow bites are unlikely to kill a person.
- This is also the first death in the series to have a bad person as a victim.
- The CGI scene where venom enters in the blood vessel is the same as Fang Banged.
- This is one of the longest segments on this show. Others are Apocalypse Harley, Titty Titty Bang Bang and Freeze Died.
- This is the first segment airing with 100's (#100-#199).
Foreign Names[]
- Jadowita miłość (Venomous Love) - Polish voice-over
- Mordedura de Amor (Love Bite) - Latin American Spanish dub
- Insecto Amoroso (Love Bug) - European Spanish dub
- Amor de Insectos (Love of Insects) - Mexico Spanish dub
Segment Nicknames[]
- Loathe Bugged