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Zookeepers, Medics Rush to Save Virginia Man Bitten by His Pet Viper

Though the snake, an African Pit Viper, is one of the deadliest in the world, it is reportedly quite docile.

Emergency workers from a zoo, aquarium, police station, and hospital all scrambled Monday to save the life of a Virginia man bitten by his pet viper. With the help of the Virginia State Police, the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department had 35 doses of anti-venom rushed from the Virginia Beach Aquarium and Marine Science Center to the victim’s hospital in Richmond. The Smithsonian National Zoo had already provided a dose, but the hospital claimed it wasn’t enough. Though the snake, an African Pit Viper, also known as a Gaboon Viper, is one of the deadliest in the world, it is reportedly quite docile. 6 ABC reports that the condition of the man is unknown.