“Me and my son both were bitten before we ever laid eyes on the snake,” said Kimberly Pettway, wife of University of Alabama assistant basketball coach Antoine Pettway.
Luckily, they both got to the hospital in plenty of time and recovered just fine.She lived through a nightmare with her ten-year-old son Kingston.
Pettway says as they were walking a friend out to the car, she noticed her son didn’t have shoes on and made a comment about it.“As you can image, the two cars, in the garage,” said Pettway. “We walk in between and he’s walking in front of me. As soon as he turns left, he says, ‘Ouch’ and raises his right leg. I thought he was about to trip so I grabbed him and I said, ‘Are you ok--’ I didn’t even get okay out and I felt something on my foot.
She remembers the medics measured where they were both bitten to see if the swelling was moving up their bodies.“The swelling was pretty significant that we needed to start anti-venom and then they started mine,” said Pettway.“Just remember to pack your patience when you go to the hospital because it’s a process there,” she added. “It’s a process there to treat you in the best way that they can.”
Pettway doesn’t want people to live in fear, but simply be aware of the risks and what could happen. She says the more prepared, the better.
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