Poisonous snakes are not to be taken lightly.

A teen from Florida found that out the hard way when his love for snakes almost killed him. A four-foot-long water moccasin bit the young man in the face, almost leaving the man dead.

Now the kid who has a love for poisonous snakes is facing jail time for not have the proper permits to handle the snake. But investigators can’t talk with him until the swelling in his face goes down.

Besides facing jail time, his hospital bill continues to go up.

Hopefully he learned something from all of this.

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