The moment when 4-year-old boy rushed rattlesnake, caught on CCTV camera

In footage taken by CCTV, was the moment when right in the driveway of the house a rattlesnake lunged at the child.

The incident occurred last Saturday in Lacey spring (Alabama).

4-year-old Spencer Briggs ran to greet the postman, delivering the mail of the family, when the snake on the roadway behind the family car bit him in the leg.

«No one has seen the snake as long as it did not happen, — said AL.com the boy’s mother, Laura Briggs. She was like just stick on the ground.»

According to Laura, Spencer was taken to intensive care where he was prescribed 12 doses of the antidote. It is expected that he will fully recover.

After the incident, the family hired a licensed removal specialist reptile to find and move any snakes found on the property.

In Alabama, several species of poisonous snakes, including the coral snake Arikinui, odnogolosy Copperhead, water moccasin, pit Viper rhombic, striped millet and rattle snakes.

It is estimated that from 7,000 to 8,000 people annually in the United States bitten by a poisonous snake.

According to the National Institute of safety and health (NIOSH), these incidents are very rarely fatal — only about five people die from snake bites every year.

According to the Museum of natural history of the County of Los Angeles, you are six times more likely to die from a lightning strike, and eight times more likely to die from a falling TV or large piece of furniture than a rattlesnake.

However, the bite of a rattlesnake can lead to disability.

The centers for control and prevention (CDC) strongly recommend that anyone who suspects that they have been bitten by a snake, dial 911 or seek immediate medical help.

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