Wedding interrupted by rattlesnake bite

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Wedding day blues

A couple's wedding day was rudely interrupted when the groom was bitten by a rattlesnake during a photoshoot. Johnny Benson and his bride, Laura, were having wedding photos taken at a local reserve in Colorado when the snake struck. The groom was taken to hospital, but the snake had delivered a "dry bite", where no venom is delivered. Benson was given a tetanus shot and went back to his big day.

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