Pit bull protecting Florida children from snake dies after being bitten four times: 'I Owe my Son's Life to Him'

Pit bull Zeus was fending off a coral snake near the Richardson family's two children in Sumter County, Florida,The dog was reportedly bitten four times on Monday, when he stepped between the coral snake and the children, who were cleaning the dog's water bowl.Gary Richardson told Fox 35 Orlando:"I knew when he first came in that something was wrong and was very traumatic because I knew he was dying.

Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox attended the residence of Tiffany Woodington, 49, who ran an animal rescue non-profit named All Accounted For with partner Steven.

BenMulroney Poor buddy

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the boy has the spirit of the loyalty😢 🌈R.I.P🍀

Makes you wonder how some people are so nasty to dogs. Dogs are the BEST beings on the planet

Davidlaz 💔

Davidlaz This is not the first time a Pibble has taken a snake bite for their fam.

kissmyash_86 😢😢😢🙏🏿

Yeah, Pit Bulls are *so* vicious, and terrible with children. 🙄😪

we don't deserve dogs . . .

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They are the greatest dogs ever, they get such a bad rep but they are met to be nannies so they have no fear when it comes to taking care of their humans. Best dogs ever.

God bless that heroic dog!

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_0xabad1d3a__ God bless you, pup.

Dogs are literally the best.

The most loyal dogs on the planet

The dog tried to destroy the snake and got bitten. He wasn’t worried about your kids...

This story is surprisingly thin on details then suddenly we’re talking about 120 carcasses in Missouri

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Man's best friend :') RIP BRAVE DOG.

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K_Dempsss

I hope this changes people's minds about this wonderful breed.

Tjat doesn't make pit bulls good pets. About 2/3 of all deaths caused by dogs are caused by pit bulls or pit bull mixes.

Dogs are the best

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