Man dies after live roach-eating contest in Fla.

[Ronzkie23]

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By SUZETTE LABOY | Associated Press – 4 hrs ago

MIAMI (AP) — The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday.
About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store inDeerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. The grand prize was a python.
Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach became ill shortly after the contest ended and collapsed in front of the store, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office statement released Monday. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities were waiting for results of an autopsy to determine a cause of death.
"Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. "Some people do have allergies to roaches," he said, "but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects."
None of the other contestants became ill, the sheriff's office said.
There was no updated phone number listed for Archbold in West Palm Beach.
"We feel terribly awful," said store owner Ben Siegel, who added that Archbold did not appear to be sick before the contest. "He looked like he just wanted to show off and was very nice," Siegel said, adding that Archbold was "the life of the party."
Siegel said Archbold was selling the exotic prize to a friend who took him to the contest.
A statement from Siegel's attorney said all the participants signed waivers "accepting responsibility for their participation in this unique and unorthodox contest."
The bugs consumed were from an inventory of insects "that are safely and domestically raised in a controlled environment as food for reptiles."

Source: Man dies after live roach-eating contest in Fla. - Yahoo! News

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[jovipeorliohacokijo]

katong uban contestants nga wa namatay seguro bro, anad nato sila kaon ug ok-ok. kani siya, dili anad unya grabe na seguro kalood iyang hunahuna inig ginhawa nya bahong ok-ok. nindot ra ba unta sa prize.

[balipseyev]

Manga-on ta ninyo na...

[i_the_mighty]

nganung ang dili pagkaon, kaonon man jud?

[prestige]

LOL disgusting and filthy news I've ever heard. That dude died probably of anaphylactic shock (if history of allergies) or maybe due to septic shock (with lots of pathogens brought by worms and roaches). Stupidity at it's best just for a phyton.

[ain]

Sus ngano naa manjud ning OK-OK? Kaluod gyud porogaba! Unsay "UNSAFE TO EAT" ang ok-ok ba? Okay ka lang doc? Ikaw kuno kaon og ok-ok? Pero some says na cultured man daw nang mga ok-ok na kan-on sa mga contests, meaning dli hugaw. Pero yaks OK-OK IS STILL OK-OK! ANG OK-OK KAY DILI MAHIMONG HUMBA!!!!!!!!

By the way, unsa ng python? You mean SNAKE na dako?hehehehe

[ain]

Manga-on ta ninyo na...

Yaksssssssssssss maski gi fried pani kay still a yakiiiiiiii one.. (VOMITING MODE) !

[prestige]

Sus ngano naa manjud ning OK-OK? Kaluod gyud porogaba! Unsay "UNSAFE TO EAT" ang ok-ok ba? Okay ka lang doc? Ikaw kuno kaon og ok-ok? Pero some says na cultured man daw nang mga ok-ok na kan-on sa mga contests, meaning dli hugaw. Pero yaks OK-OK IS STILL OK-OK! ANG OK-OK KAY DILI MAHIMONG HUMBA!!!!!!!!

By the way, unsa ng python? You mean SNAKE na dako?hehehehe

Yes dude, pythons believed to be the world's longest snakes basing on species. One is Reticulated Python. Mao na ang reward LOL.

[peewee_toot]

unsa ning tama-a wa ko kasabot... hahaha!

[edgeknife]

Yaksssssssssssss maski gi fried pani kay still a yakiiiiiiii one.. (VOMITING MODE) !

haha. naka-kaon baya ko ani sa cabanatuan city , nueva ecija. nadala ra ko sa akong amigo ani. at first, luoran ko. pagka tilaw nako ani... hmmmm yummy!