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An 11-year-old boy is out of the hospital after a bite from a rattlesnake bite.
When Ethan fell, he was initially uninjured, but while rising to his feet, he saw a rattlesnake and then realized he was bitten in the chest.
Zach,per NBC, described his son “hollering” from the stinging pain.
“He’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh,’ " his dad told the outlet.
Thanks to quick-acting first responders, Ethan was brought to a local hospital and then taken to the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital Colorado where he received 16 doses of antivenom.
Now on the mend, Ethan is still keeping a positive attitude and intends to continue biking.
“He can’t wait to get back out. I can’t wait to get back out,” Zach continued to the outlet. “One tough cookie, he’s a tough boy.”
In a video interview withCBS Coloradoposted to YouTube Sunday, Ethan showed his battle wound. “It’s not too bad — the swelling has gone down,” he said.
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Ethan, as his dad further described, learned a vital lesson about always biking with another person and how having a phone on him is essential for potential emergencies.
It was reportedly a prairie rattlesnake, roughly around 30 inches long.
“Ethan has been a fighter and is home recovering,” the post continued, “but he still has a long road to recovery ahead of him.”
source: people.com
