Look out! It's once again snake season in North Texas

Snake strikes multiple times at mother and son ... here is what you need to know if you encounter a snakeAs a mother and son walked out of their home Wednesday, an aggressive snake sunning itself on the porch struck multiple times at the pair as they left their house.

"The next thing I knew, he was screaming and when I turned a snake is coming towards us. And it’s just like out of nowhere," said Shannon Mashburn. “Every time it would attack us, its mouth was opening so wide and that’s what scared me. And then when we fell, I thought, it’s really going to come back and get us," she said.LocalWHAT TYPES OF SNAKES ARE IN NORTH TEXAS?Some of the more common venomous snakes found in North Texas are cottonmouths, copperheads, coral snakes and rattlesnakes.Unless someone is in danger, it's a good idea to leave a snake alone unharmed or get some help with relocating the reptile to a better environment.

Antivenom is the treatment for serious snake envenomation. The sooner antivenom can be started, the sooner irreversible damage from venom can be stopped.

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