Woman Met With A Venomous Snake While Trying To Rescue A Turtle Stuck In A Fence In Her Backyard
Erin Rodriguez was out for a walk with her son in his stroller when a small backyard errand turned into something far more dangerous. She spotted a turtle stuck in the fence, and because she had helped turtles before, she stopped to give it a hand.
What looked like a simple rescue quickly became a tense moment, since the turtle was not alone in the grass. Rodriguez reached in to help, only to realize there was a venomous snake nearby, turning an ordinary good deed into a close call.
By the time she got the turtle free, the situation had already taken a sharp turn. Read on.
Since the turtle had been helped by Rodriguez before, it was pretty comfortable with her.
Just out of habit, she took a photo of the turtle to show her husband later. As soon as she bent down to pick the turtle up, she realized that it had not been sitting there alone.
There was a huge snake underneath the turtle, or rather, the turtle was sitting on top of it.
It was a highly poisonous copperhead snake.
But the turtle seemed okay sitting on top of it. Rodriguez recounted:
“I set the turtle back down and backed away. I was pretty shocked, and my heart probably stopped for a second.
She further explained her situation, "All of a sudden, I felt adrenaline and like I had to save the turtle.” Both the snake and the turtle seemed calm and fine in the situation.
However, Rodriguez was panicking, and she wanted to rescue the turtle as well. So she proceeded with her plan.
That’s when the rescue got a lot more dangerous.
She lifted the turtle with the help of a shovel and carried it away from the fence.
She was very careful not to disturb the snake. However, when the shovel came near, the snake quickly moved down a nearby hole.
Rodriguez was relieved that she was able to get the turtle to a safe spot away from the fence and the snake. She shares, "I put the turtle down, and it seemed to be completely unharmed, although a little scared by the commotion.”
She managed to get the turtle to safety without making things worse.
Once helped to the safe zone, the turtle continued its journey.
After that, Rodriguez slowly processed what had just happened. She had just helped a turtle and encountered a venomous snake as well.
Since then, she has not seen either of them again. However, now she is very careful whenever she lifts a turtle and always checks for snakes underneath them.
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