
Rattlesnake bites 5-year-old girl multiple times in dad's backyard, revealing previously unknown allergy
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Cyndi Spell, from Valdosta, Ga., spoke with Fox News about how her 5-year-old daughter Maisy is recovering after being bitten multiple times by a poisonous rattlesnake in her father’s backyard last Friday. While that situation would be scary enough for any parent, it wasn’t until the family arrived at the emergency room that they discovered that Maisy is allergic to snake venom. The allergy caused the young girl to briefly go into anaphylactic shock, Spell explained. The poison also caused the young girl’s leg to swell up. Spell detailed the ongoing situation on Facebook during the following days. According to her, it took more than 41 doses of anti-venom to bring the swelling down. While talking with Fox News about her daughter’s recovery, Spell said that it felt like as quickly as things went downhill, Maisy has bounced back just as fast.More Related News