Last Saturday, 18-year-old Austin Hatfield was bitten on his lip by a water moccasin, popularly referred to as a cottonmouth snake, in a Wimauma home. His friend, Jason Belcher, told Fox 13 that Hatfield had captured the snake two days prior. The teen took the animal out from a pillowcase and was playing with it when it struck him.
"He ripped it off his face, threw it on the ground and he started swelling up immediately," Belcher said
"It was pretty frightening. We've done a lot of stuff together. This is the one thing that scared me the most."
Though initially listed in critical condition, Hatfield is now in good condition. He will have to undergo multiple anti-venom treatments.
"I was very worried," Gina Bailey, the mother of Hatfield's girlfriend, told the station. "I know that these snakes are very, very poisonous."
Hatfield does not have a permit to possess dangerous reptiles, according to WTSP.
The snake was euthanized, according to WFLA and Hatfield could be charged for this!!
See photos of Hatfield playing with snakes before this one struck him!
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