DNYUZ
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Television
    • Theater
    • Gaming
    • Sports
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
No Result
View All Result
DNYUZ
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Boy, 4, bitten by snake at day care as family learns staff never called 911: reports

September 7, 2025
in News
Boy, 4, bitten by snake at day care as family learns staff never called 911: reports
497
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was bitten by a copperhead snake at a North Carolina day care playground — with the child’s family later learning that the facility never called 911, according to local reports.

The child was playing near a sandbox at the New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center (NBCEC), in Stony Point on Thursday when the venomous serpent bit his left hand, causing the boy’s fingers to swell, WRAL reported.

The boy’s family claimed they were initially told the child had only suffered a splinter or broken hand.

A worker at the center killed the snake following the attack.

Child's hand with copperhead snake bite.
A 4-year-old boy saw his hand swell up after being bitten by a copperhead snake in the playground. WRAL
Brick building with red flowering trees and a playground in the background.
The incident occurred at the New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center, in Stony Point, North Carolina. New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center/Facebook, New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center , New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center , New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center , New Beginnings Child Enrichm

Brook Cooper, the boy’s aunt, said it wasn’t until the boy’s family got to the day care that they were told the truth.

“The director got up and said he got snakebit. My first thought was, why didn’t they call 911? My second thing was like, do the other parents even know?” Cooper told local outlets.

What’s worse, Copper alleged that the day care never called 911 about the snake bite, and that it was the child’s guardian who rushed him to the hospital for treatment.

Emergency services in Alexander County confirmed to local outlets that they never received a call from the day care.

Close-up of a northern copperhead snake with its mouth open.
Copperhead snakes are venomous serpents from the same subfamily as rattlesnakes and cottonmouths. Joseph – stock.adobe.com

No update has been released on the boy’s condition.

County officials said their emergency services unit responds to snake bites every year and helps patients before they’re transported to local hospitals.

NBCEC officials did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Copperhead snake bites often lead to large swelling, bruising, and blood blisters around the bite, with people experiencing nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, and bleeding due to the venom, according to Poison Control.

Symptoms can last for 12 hours, and complications can occur as copperheads are part of the same subfamily of serpents as rattlesnakes and cottonmouths.

The post Boy, 4, bitten by snake at day care as family learns staff never called 911: reports appeared first on New York Post.

Tags: childrenNorth Carolinapoisonpublic safetysnakes
Share199Tweet124Share
‘Amazing meeting’: Trump touts progress on multiple fronts with China after meeting Xi
News

‘Amazing meeting’: Trump touts progress on multiple fronts with China after meeting Xi

by Politico
October 30, 2025

BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had “an amazing meeting” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, ...

Read more
News

Late Night Shades South Korea for Giving Trump a Crown

October 30, 2025
News

Yesavage strikes out 12 as rookie pitches Blue Jays past Dodgers 6-1 for 3-2 lead in World Series

October 30, 2025
News

Nearly 37,000 VA employees furloughed or working without pay amid government shutdown

October 30, 2025
News

Construction begins on luxury Life Time apartment project at PV development in Phoenix

October 30, 2025
Sanders: Mike Johnson Keeping House Out of DC ‘Insane’ Arrogance

Sanders: Mike Johnson Keeping House Out of DC ‘Insane’ Arrogance

October 30, 2025
The Women Carrying Water—and the World

The Women Carrying Water—and the World

October 30, 2025
San Francisco mayor proposes denser housing to tackle affordability crisis

San Francisco mayor proposes denser housing to tackle affordability crisis

October 30, 2025

Copyright © 2025.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Sports
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel

Copyright © 2025.