A man in Alabama was recently bitten by a coral snake and is now “fighting for his life”. The man mistook the extremely venomous coral snake for a harmless king snake. The man was rushed to the intensive care unit Anderson Hospital in Mississippi and antivenom had to be flown in.
The man’s family reports he is now paralyzed, and suffered neurological and vision damage. He is also breathing through a ventilator. He will need extensive physical therapy to eat, walk, write again. The man was supposed to be getting married in August, but due to his injuries, that is on hold. Click here to read more on this story. Read more