Johnny and Laura Benson got married in Fort
Collins, Colorado after spending several months
planning it. After the couple officially tied the
knot at a Catholic church on Monday, the couple
headed to Horsetooth Reservoir for a wedding
photo shoot. While they were taking photos at
the Reservoir, a rattlesnake bit the groom on his
ankle.
Collins, Colorado after spending several months
planning it. After the couple officially tied the
knot at a Catholic church on Monday, the couple
headed to Horsetooth Reservoir for a wedding
photo shoot. While they were taking photos at
the Reservoir, a rattlesnake bit the groom on his
ankle.
'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,” he
recalled. “I was like, ‘You gotta be
kidding me. Did this really just
happen?’
and, and I wasn’t sure I got bit or
not. But I felt it. I looked down,
and there it was, rattling,” he
recalled. “I was like, ‘You gotta be
kidding me. Did this really just
happen?’
At first, Johnny brushed it off, but his new wife,
Laura urged him to take a look at his ankle. That
was when he saw the bite marks. They were on
a trail that Johnny runs often, usually with a rock
in hand “for this very occasion. But not during
wedding pictures.
“Still, the only thing I could think
of is we’re going to miss our big
expensive party,” he said.
Paramedics were called, they arrived and
discussed calling a helicopter that carries anti-
venom. However, Johnny wasn’t showing serious
symptoms, so they took him to the emergency
room, hoping no venom had been injected into
his ankle when the snake bit him. Fortunately,
medical workers confirmed the bite had been
dry. No venom had been injected into his ankle.
He was discharged after some minutes and they
went to their wedding reception.
They were only an hour late to the reception.
“It was extremely emotional,”
Johnny said. “When we came up,
everyone was jumping up and
down, and cheering and crying. My
new father-in-law came up and
grabbed me. It was wonderful.”
Throughout the whole incident, his wife Laura
was by his side, making calls, calling guests to
let them know why they were late for the
reception and other updates.
“She didn’t freak out at all. She
was very cool and collected and
she kept her wits about her,”
Johnny said. “I knew she was like
that — she’s good in a crisis.
She’s a teacher, and a raft guide.”
Source: Washington Post
