3-year-old bitten by pygmy rattlesnake

Posted on October 2, 2015

Pushing his toy car across the floor on an imaginary track, Channon Neal is all smiles and constant motion.

Watching the three-year-old play, it’s hard to believe that less than 48 hours ago, he was strapped in a helicopter rushing to Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

However, a small red puncture on his right foot tells the tale—Neal was bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake and was racing the clock to reach a dose of anti-venom.

PHOTO: Channon Neal, 3, was all smiles as he displayed the nine-inch pygmy rattlesnake that bit him on the foot Tuesday afternoon.

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