CHARLESTON, S.C. (WFMY) — From copperheads to Cottonmouths, snakes are no mystery to the Carolinas. In June, Carolina Poison Control reported a surge in snake bite calls.
Atrium Health said North Carolina has seen over a 50% increase in venomous bite calls over previous years. In South Carolina, a young boy was recently taken to the hospital after a snake bite.
Just last week, Taylor Gibson's 2-year-old son Atlas Johnson was bitten by a juvenile copperhead snake.
Gibson says it happened in her front lawn when they were walking outside.
"I was very scared, very sad, very confused," Gibson said.
The 2-year-old spent a few days at a hospital in Charleston. He was given anti-venom, an expensive medicine counteracting the poison. It can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
