Haha. In the article, he said it lived though, right? So, are you saying that it died? It does look like it healed, he even said he fragged it again to get 4.
Yeah, I personally would not be fragging yumas this way. It just seems way too risky for me, but I don't have the kind of connections to get another $$$ yuma if it died from slicing. Blane probably thought that it was a good experiment because he can probably get another one through his wholesalers for a fraction of the cost of retail/shipping.