This Is What Happens When a Rattlesnake Crashes Your Wedding
Uninvited wedding guests can be bothersome, but what happens when a rattlesnake crashes your wedding? One Colorado couple recently found out, when their wedding photo shoot was interrupted by a venomous reptile.
Fresh off of tying the knot at a church in Fort Collins, Johnny and Laura Benson decided to spend the hours before their reception taking wedding photos at the scenic Horsetooth Reservoir.
As the newlyweds were walking through the fields and posing for photographer Maddie Mae, the photoshoot took a dramatic turn when a rattlesnake bit Johnny on the ankle. He recalled to The Washington Post:
"I felt this bump against my leg and, and I wasn't sure I got bit or not. But I felt it. I looked down, and there it was, rattling. I was like, 'You gotta be [kidding] me. Did this really just happen?'
He could barely believe it happened until he saw the bite marks on his foot. After flagging down a nearby park ranger, paramedics soon arrived on the scene. (Rattlesnake bites are venomous, so quick medical care is a must.)
Authorities considered calling in a helicopter to send over anti-venom, but Johnny wasn't showing any serious symptoms yet. Still, as a precaution, he was taken to the emergency room, where workers confirmed that his bite was free of venom. (Hooray!)
Throughout the entire ordeal, Laura was right by his side, as was their photographer Maddie Mae, who captured many unforgettable photos along the way. "As an adventure wedding photographer, I often wade in chest-high water, hike into jungles in Costa Rica, or go on 10-mile hikes with couples up mountains on their wedding day," she tells us. "I never would have guessed that my only indoor church wedding this year, in my home town, would actually become the biggest adventure, and my craziest wedding story to date."
Luckily, Johnny and Laura were only an hour late to their reception, after being cleared to leave the hospital. "When we came up, everyone was jumping up and down, and cheering and crying, " Laura told The Washington Post. "It was wonderful."
(h/t The Washington Post)
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