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The daughter of WVTM 13 Chief Meteorologist Jason Simpson was bitten by what is believed to be a copperhead snake Wednesday night.Jason's daughter, Shelby, is 9 years old and was bitten around sunset. She was immediately taken for medical care and was transferred to Children's of Alabama."Shelby is tough as nails and has no fear," Jason wrote in a Facebook post. "She's doing well getting medicine to fight the venom in her little body."Shelby turns 10 this weekend.Thursday morning, Jason said Shelby was watching movies and laughing, but that her leg was still swollen and she would be in the hospital for another day doing physical therapy.She has been up and walking on crutches with "lots of pain," but Jason said the antivenom was started early enough to slow down the impact.With the warmer weather, more people are seeing snakes near their homes this season.Chelsea and Mountain Brook are the biggest hotbeds right now, Snake Removers owner Mark Hay said.“Right now, we are having temperatures that are almost 100 (degrees) this week. You are not going to see a snake between 10 and, say, 4 or 5 o'clock. They're going to be out earlier in the morning and later in the evening when the sun isn't so critical," Hay said.To help avoid run-ins with snakes, professionals recommend:Keep your grass cutNever put your hands and feet in places you can't see firstCarry a flashlight when it's darkCall a professional snake remover to do the job if you spot them in your areaIf you are bitten by a snake, seek medical attention immediately.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. —
The daughter of WVTM 13 Chief Meteorologist Jason Simpson was bitten by what is believed to be a copperhead snake Wednesday night.
Jason's daughter, Shelby, is 9 years old and was bitten around sunset. She was immediately taken for medical care and was transferred to Children's of Alabama.
"Shelby is tough as nails and has no fear," Jason wrote in a Facebook post. "She's doing well getting medicine to fight the venom in her little body."
Shelby turns 10 this weekend.
Thursday morning, Jason said Shelby was watching movies and laughing, but that her leg was still swollen and she would be in the hospital for another day doing physical therapy.
She has been up and walking on crutches with "lots of pain," but Jason said the antivenom was started early enough to slow down the impact.
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With the warmer weather, more people are seeing snakes near their homes this season.
Chelsea and Mountain Brook are the biggest hotbeds right now, Snake Removers owner Mark Hay said.
“Right now, we are having temperatures that are almost 100 (degrees) this week. You are not going to see a snake between 10 and, say, 4 or 5 o'clock. They're going to be out earlier in the morning and later in the evening when the sun isn't so critical," Hay said.
To help avoid run-ins with snakes, professionals recommend:
- Keep your grass cut
- Never put your hands and feet in places you can't see first
- Carry a flashlight when it's dark
- Call a professional snake remover to do the job if you spot them in your area
If you are bitten by a snake, seek medical attention immediately.
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