By FireRescue1 Staff
SPRING HILL, Tenn. — Snake bites can be potentially fatal, even after its head is chopped off.
Firefighter Kyle Watson was airlifted to a hospital Sunday after he was bitten by a venomous timber rattlesnake while hiking with his family. Watson decided to cut the snake’s head off with a kayak paddle to prevent other hikers from a deadly encounter, reported KXXV.
After cutting the snake’s head off, Watson used his hand to show his children the snake’s head, which then bit him.
“The head turned and struck me on the finger,” Watson said. “It took about 10 seconds for the burning sensation to start shooting through my arm. Within 60 seconds, I was unconscious.”
After being knocked unconscious, Watson hit the back of his head on a rock. He was quickly stabilized by first responders before being flown to the hospital, where he was given anti-venom serum.