Copperhead hiding in pile of toys bites Jackson toddler

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/venomous-snake-hiding-pile-toys-150146330.html

..."Kate Gardner Foust recounted how her 19-month-old daughter, Emmy Joe, was bitten on the ankle by the copperhead and had to be rushed to an emergency room. The family lives in Jackson, about 90 miles northeast of Memphis.

“(The snake was) hiding right beside our back door with her toys,” Foust wrote in her Oct. 14 post, which has received 142,000 reactions, 3,100 comments and 250,000 shares as of Nov. 2.
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Copperhead venom rarely causes death in humans, but children “may have strong reactions to the venom,” according to LiveScience. Symptoms can include “shock, low blood pressure (and) weakness,” according to Healthline.
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Foust, an elementary school teacher, said in an update her daughter “is doing much better” though “her leg is still a little sensitive.”

The Facebook post also included a warning to other parents.

“Please, please check your kids toys before they go outside to play,” she wrote. “This has been a very hard and emotional process for both of us. Seeing your baby in pain knowing their is nothing you can do is one of the hardest things to do as a parent.”...(more)

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