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Strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. >> when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. >> he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to find out why. as he prepares to move the cobra to a new sanctuary, it strikes. >> i literally pulled the whole...

Them, but when they feel threatened they have one lethal strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. >> when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. >> he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to find out why. as he prepares to move the cobra to a n...

>> its not getting worse, but its not getting better. the swelling is staying where it is. im going to try to release myself out of the hospital and go home at this moment. >> as a professional snake handler he hesitates knowing the antivenom becomes less effective each time its administered to the same person, but experts always recommend taking the antivenom. >> so the antivenom guy says, listen, theyre not telling you everything, but youre in preliminary renal failure right now, your kidneys ...

Hours later hes not sure he wants it anymore. >> its not getting worse, but its not getting better. the swelling is staying where it is. im going to try to release myself out of the hospital and go home at this moment. >> as a professional snake handler he hesitates knowing the antivenom becomes less effective each time its administered to the same person, but experts always recommend taking the antivenom. >> so the antivenom guy says, listen, theyre not telling you everything, but youre in prel...

Its true, theyre more scared of you than you are of them, but when they feel threatened they have one lethal strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. >> when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. >> he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to f...

Its not getting better. the swelling is staying where it is. im going to try to release myself out of the hospital and go home at this moment. >> as a professional snake handler he hesitates knowing the antivenom becomes less effective each time its administered to the same person, but experts always recommend taking the antivenom. >> so the antivenom guy says, listen, theyre not telling you everything, but youre in preliminary renal failure right now, your kidneys arent functioning. if you dont...

Them, but when they feel threatened they have one lethal strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. >> when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. >> he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to find out why. as he prepares to move the cobra to a n...

Five hours later, hes not even sure he wants it anymore. >> its not getting any worse, its not getting better, but its not as painful as it was. im just going to release myself from the hospital. >> as a snake handler, he hesitates knowing that anti-venom becomes less effective every time its administered. >> he says listen, theyre not telling you everything, youre in preliminary reinal failure. if you dont get the anti-venom, youre going to die. >> even with the anti-venom, it takes david month...

Them, but when they feel threatened they have one lethal strike. in the u.s. alone, venomous snakes bite more than 8,000 people each year. david weathers is a professional snake handler and knows the danger all too well. >> when you handle the snake, you try to have somebody around. >> he keeps dozens of snakes including that venomous cobra, native to southeast asia. it is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world. david is about to find out why. as he prepares to move the cobra to a n...

>> its dangerous to handle the snake afterwards. youre more likely to get bit again. the focus is getting medical care immediately, but if you can identify the snake with a cell phone photo that would be ideal. >> david knows what snake bit him, but cobras arent native to the u.s. and his local hospital doesnt have the anti-venom on hand. by the time it arrives five hours later hes not sure he wants it anymore. >> its not getting worse, but its not getting better. the swelling is staying where i...