Colleton County, SC – The family of a South Carolina man comes forward after a story reported a kayaker was hospitalized after a rattlesnake fell from a tree, landed on him and then bit him. The family of the kayaker claims the victim actually grabbed the reptile with his bare hands, WLXT reports.
The name of the 28-year-old man has not been released.
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Colleton County Fire-Rescue had said on Monday the 28-year-old was with some friends kayaking on the Edisto River Saturday when the snake dropped from a tree, WLXT reports.
According to that report, the animal then bit the man twice on the hand.
The man is expected to make a full recovery.