Snake Bites 5-Year-Old Girl On Face During Visit To Zoo

A 5-year-old girl identified as Viktoria was bitten on the face by a snake at a petting zoo after the animal was placed around her neck.

The video of the incident went viral on social media.

The girl and her mother visited Butterfly Park in Yekaterinburg, Russia, when the incident happened.

In the video shared by local media E1.Ru, zoo staff can be seen placing a small white snake around the girl’s neck.

The reptile begins moving its head close to her face then sinks its teeth on her skin before a staff member removes the reptile.

The girl was taken to hospital for treatment and was later seen with a plaster on her face.

Snake experts have said it is a non-venomous California King Snake.

The girl’s dad Vladimir said: “I went to pick up my wife and children, and they told me my daughter was bitten by a snake.

“We called an ambulance and took the child to hospital to be examined.”

According to Viktoria’s father, the staff of the petting zoo defended the snake’s action by saying the snake “does not attack people at all” and it probably happened because Viktoria had touched the chickens before and that the snake picked up the scent.

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