He was 7. That’s 2 years younger than I was when I tried to grab a water moccasin. My parents took me and the snake to the hospital (the snake for identification). I got anti-venom and tetanus shots and then a surgeon spent over an hour removing broken snake teeth and fangs from my wound. That was 54 years ago in Annapolis, Maryland.
If kids are going to be outside you start teaching them early.
Holy cow! Did he break off his fangs off or did you trying to rip him off?
Tops my best viper story hands down, and I got some good’uns.