FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA — A Virginia woman hoping to get a big, juicy steak instead got a substantial helping of snake, with a side of venom. <br /> <br />The Free-Lance Star reports that while walking through the foyer at Longhorn Steakhouse with her family, Rachel Myrick's left foot got chomped on by an unlikely culprit. Thrice. <br /> <br />Initially thinking she got stung by a bee or hornet, Myrick groped her foot and realized to her horror that there was an 8-inch copperhead snake attached to it. After quickly shaking it off, her boyfriend and son stomped on the snake to kill it. <br /> <br />They then called 911, but left the dead snake on the floor so the EMTs could confirm what it was. <br /> <br />Waiting for help was excruciating, as Myrick's foot quickly began to swell. When the swelling later spread all the way to her hip and thigh, doctors gave her antivenin. <br /> <br />She has since been released after spending over five days in the hospital, but says the recovery will take about three more months. Ouch. <br /> <br />Copperhead bites aren't fatal to humans, but they're pretty painful. <br /> <br />The restaurant still doesn't know how the snake got in, but suspect it may slithered in from a retention pond down the hill. Probably wanted a nice, juicy steak, too.
