Dan Geiger, a New York cyclist, was bitten by a copperhead snake he attempted to rescue from being run over. The incident occurred while he was cycling in New Jersey, where he found the snake on the road. After being bitten, his finger became grotesquely swollen, requiring emergency treatment at a hospital. Doctors provided antivenom to prevent further tissue damage, although some damage had already occurred. Geiger has since been discharged but will face a recovery period of limited hand use.
"I nudged it," Geiger told Fox 5 of the viper snake that seemed "lethargic" and didn't move. "I just sort of nudged again, and I was just too close," he recalled.
"Once you get antivenom, I think people expect that it's like this miracle cure where all of a sudden everything goes back to normal... it just stops things from getting worse," Dr. Daria Falkowitz explained.
Though bites are fairly rare, venomous snakes inhabit the surrounding area of Bergen County. "They most of the time avoid people," Dr. Falkowitz told the outlet.
Geiger's finger had ballooned and turned a dark shade of purple, gnarly photos show. After assessing the bite, doctors administered antivenom to stop permanent damage to the unlucky cyclist's hand.
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