A diamondback rattlesnake bit an Arizona grandfather during an evening walk in Scottsdale, and he was still able to make it back home before going to the hospital.
According to AZFamily, Gary Takacs, 66, is recovering and expected to fully heal after spending a night in an intensive care unit.
What happened?
According to Takacs, the bite happened while he was walking through his neighborhood and accidentally stepped on the snake. “It literally — I just put my left foot down and it responded back with a bite to my ankle. I was wearing running shoes with short socks, no ankle protection, no hiking boots or anything,” Takacs said.
As he recounted the moment, the bite sent a feeling through his leg that he compared to “a charge of electricity.” “Extreme pain, felt the fangs, could feel it and then instantly felt the pain from the bite,” Takacs said…