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It's not getting better. the swelling is staying where it is. i'm 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 it's administered to the same person, but experts always recommend taking the antivenom. >> so the antivenom guy says, listen, they're not telling you everything, but you're in preliminary renal failure right now, your kidneys aren't functioning. if you don't get this you're going to die. this is coming from a friend of mine. i said let's get this ro...

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 new sanctuary, it strikes. >> i literally pulled the whole snake out of the tub attached to my stomac...

Five hours later, he's not even sure he wants it anymore. >> it's not getting any worse, it's not getting better, but it's not as painful as it was. i'm just going to release myself from the hospital. >> as a snake handler, he hesitates knowing that anti-venom becomes less effective every time it's administered. >> he says listen, they're not telling you everything, you're in preliminary reinal failure. if you don't get the anti-venom, you're going to die. >> even with the anti-venom, it takes david months to recover. if you ever find yourself facing the fannings of a venomous snake, these tip...

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 new sanctuary, it strikes. >> i literally pulled the whole snake out of the tub attached to my stomac...

>> it's dangerous to handle the snake afterwards. you're 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 aren't native to the u.s. and his local hospital doesn't have the anti-venom on hand. by the time it arrives five hours later he's not sure he wants it anymore. >> it's not getting worse, but it's not getting better. the swelling is staying where it is. i'm going to try to release myself out of the hospital and go home at this moment. >> a...