But for a Texas homeowner, an impromptu anti-snake solution -- set that repulsive reptile on fire -- came back to bite.

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"It's an eyes-rolling-back-in-the-head kind of bite, " said Atlanta chef Linton Hopkins.

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The thought is that the Ospreys and Wales skipper is also foremost among possible reservists should injuries bite in the back-row.

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That's the list of fears, lurking on the sidelines, which could come back and bite us, but no-one wants publicly to confront.

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The one thing we can't do at this club is get carried away and think we're world-beaters or it will come back to bite us.

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In 2009-2011, during profitable times, semiconductor makers over-spent on capital equipment, and this has come back to bite them in the form of production overcapacity.

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The question is whether it comes back to bite DMG and what this says about its ability to finesse high-profile deals.

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