His father, Mike Cook, calls his son "a walking Murphy's law."
The younger Cook was almost finished mowing the yard at his family's rented house on Aug. 11 when he heard a loud rattling sound. He saw the 5-foot snake about 3 feet away. As he moved back, he stepped on a stick. He says the noise provoked the snake, which struck him.
Media outlets reported that the fang marks were still visible on Cook's right ankle two weeks later.
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