This is why you don't try to kiss a snake

A water moccasin was caught and kept for several days but what it did showed that it doesn't approve to be a pet.

Austin Hatfield in a critical condition after being bitten by the viper

In Hillsborough County, Florida, Austin Hatfield was swimming with friends when he caught a water moccasin.

The snake was also known as a cottonmouth or viper that has a potentially fatal bite.

The water moccasin whose bite can be fatal

The 18 year old teenager is currently in critical condition after he tried to kiss the highly venomous water moccasin.

Hatfield was showing a trick with the 4-foot-long water moccasin in front of his friends but the trick backfired when the viper bit him on the lip. 

Austin Hatfield posing with the highly venomous viper

James Belcher one of Hatfield’s friends said, “We were sitting in the kitchen and he ran out of the room saying: Hospital, hospital, now, now.”

“His face is pretty swollen up. When it’s captured, it’s one thing to keep the animal in a pillowcase temporarily, but not permanently,” said Florida Fish and Wildlife spokesman Gary Morse.

Hatfield may be in a critical condition but is expected to survive while the viper was immediately killed for identification purposes.

The police stated that Hatfield did not have a permit to keep the reptile. Officer Baryl Martin said,” People without the experience shouldn't be handling these types of animals.”

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