rachel myrick stands hobbled above the restaurant off i-95 just south of fredericksburg, where a copperheadake bit her foot three times.rachel myrick, snake bite victim:"i got snake they got steak."myrick went to longhorn steakhouse on tuesday september 12th for dinner with family. as she walked toward a second set of doors inside the restaurant she felt something sting her foot. rachel myrick, snake bite victim:"initially it felt like i was stung by a bee or a hornet or something."by the time she realized what bit her, the snake bit her two more times. she says the pain was excruciating.rachel myrick, snake bite victim"i reached down and grabbed my foot because of the amount of pain and under my fingers felt it wiggle."her boyfriend and 13-year old son stomped on the snake to kill it.rachel myrick, snake bite victim"he's like that's a copper head we need to call 911."myrick spent the next five and a half days in the hospital receiving anti- venom, benadryl and anti-nausea medicines.her entire leg ended up bruised and swollen.rachel myrick snake bite victim:"the nausea was horrible the itch

longhorn steakhouse wished rachel myrick well. she is glad that it forever. >> every day an event. there is nothing in my life that was the same as it was weeks it's. >> reporter: tell take 3 to 6 months before she is fully healed. >> hm. myrick's boyfriend killed the snake and animal control took the head for inspection. we have details on our app. >>> more now on the controversy between trump and nfl athletes using the anthem as a platform for protests. log on now and vote or use the news app. president trump fired off a series of tweet this is morning saying the issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. nfl must respect this. the story brought out a lot of emotion for people supporting the president protest. for a state -- stadium worker in buffalo t means quitting his job of nearly 30 years. >> i waited until the national anthem ended, took off my shirt and walked out. during the national anthem, the song that is about our country, our veterans that fight and die for us, it's just something i don't feel you should disrespect. i believe people have the right to protest. i d

it happened last week as rachel myrick was at dinner with her family at a longhorn steakhouse. when she walked toward a set of doors inside - she says she felt something sting her foot. that "something" happened to be a copper head snake. by the time she realized what bit her, the snake bit her two more times. "i myrick spent the next five and a half days in the hospital and she won't be fully recovered for at least three months. longhorn steakhouse said in a statem unusual and says it's still looking into how it happened. coming up at six - hollywood stepping up to help after a hurricane and earthquake. the two big stars pledging millions to puerto rico and mexico. plus - monitoring teens behind the wheel. the new technology helping put parents some at ease and frightening fun for the whole family. get in the fall spirit at six flags. watch to win four tickets to "fright fest", coming up at six. it's barely fall - but this morning we're all ready looking ahead to the holidays. today the the official white house christmas tree will be selected from a tree farm in wisconsin. the

rachel myrick stands hobbled above the restaurant off i-95 just south of fredericksburg, where a copperheadsnake bit her foot three times.rachel myrick, snake bite victim:"i got snake they got steak."myrick went to longhorn steakhouse on tuesday september 12th for dinner with family. as she walked toward a second set of doors inside the restaurant she felt something sting her foot. rachel myrick, snake bite victim:"initially it felt like i was stung by a bee or a hornet or something."by the time she realized what bit her, the snake bit her two more times. she says the pain was excruciating.rachel myrick, snake bite victim"i reached down and grabbed my foot because of the amount of pain and under my fingers felt it wiggle."her boyfriend and 13-year old son stomped on the snake to kill it.rachel myrick, snake bite victim"he's like that's a copper head we need to call 911."myrick spent the next five and a half days in the hospital receiving anti- venom, benadryl and anti-nausea medicines.her entire leg ended up bruised and swollen.rachel myrick snake bite victim:"the nausea was horrible the it

rachel myrick's foot swelled up after a baby copperhead snake bit into it. this happened in the entrance to the longhorn steakhouse in spotsylvania county. despite the injury, myrick says she's lucky. >> could have been anyone else's child wandering in or out. the fact that it wasn't a child, a million times over is the blessing. >> myrick's son and boyfen can to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> if there's one baby -- probably more babies, and the mother. >> that would make me nervous. it's like finding a baby cockroach or something in your house. you know there's more. so gross. i don't know why i brought up cockroach. >> a lot of people are watching the tropics. the hurricane season rolls on through november. we've got live pictures coming in from atlantic beach, outer banks, north carolina. >> yeah, outer banks. this is the outskirts of maria right now. so these are the areas that are starting to see some of those bands moving on shore. some rain in parts of that area too. it's really going to start to kick up later on. tomorrow as the storm gets a

rachel myrick's foot swelled up after a baby copperhead snake bit into it. this happened in the entrance to the longhorn steakhouse. despite the injury, she says she's very lucky. >> it could have been anyone else's child wandering in or out. the fact that it wasn't a child, a million times over is a blessing. >> myrick's boyfriend and son were able to kill the snake. she makes a good point. you don't know if it was a child if he or she would have been more injured. >> the restaurant is going to do what it can to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> this is a baby copperhead. where are the other babies and the mama? i'm concerned about the situation. >> they'll be keeping an eye out i'm sure. >>> vanished, a young woman with ties to our area and why the fbi is taking over t >>> a terrible accident on the bw parkway. we'll have an update on the rescue of a driver and the impact on traffic now. >>> and coming up, i'll show you the commute forecast and we're also watching hurricane maria. you see it spinning off the north carolina coastline. i'll ...is not jus

this is what rachel myrick's foot looked like hours after the bite. the front door and were about to walk through the second set doors when the snake bit her toe. copperhead snakes are one of three common snakes found in the commonwealth. myrick says the bite caused some of the worst pain she's ever felt. >> what felt initially like a bee sting, maybe something a little bit more than that, but nothing -- nothing crazy. so i went to brush off my foot and keep walking. the neck step i took was a whole different thing. just an absolutely excruciating amount of pain. i yelled out -- the family thought i had fallen. i reached over to grab my foot, i dropped my phone, dropped my wallet loved my foot and that's when i felt it moving underneath my fingers. the bite itself and then the first time that we tried to put weight on it were probably the two times that it was the worst. i've had two kids. it -- having kids was nothing in comparison. i had a spinal tap when i was about 15 to test for similar to the spinal tap itself. >> she spent five days in the hosp

rachel's foot. >> it was five seconds that turns your life upside down. >> reporter: it happened just inside the entrance to this restaurant. myrickher son and boyfriend were headed into dinner. she felt what she thought was a bee sting on her foot. a second later excruciating a squirming baby copper head snake still attached to her foot. she screamed. >> you know, yelling out in pain, yelling, i got bit, i got bit. kicking my foot, it finally falls off, let's go. hits the floor, mike and my son both step on it. >> reporter: at the hospital they began to draw lines and times on her leg to mark the progression of the swelling. it was bad. antivenom was needed. the pain, itching and nausea intense. now almost two weeks later myrick still can't put weight on her leg. recovery could take months. but she's grateful for this. it wasn't her son or another child bitten. >> it could have been anyone else's child wandering in or out. so the fact it wasn't a child a million times over is a blessing. >> reporter: snake experts say while dozens of virginiians are bitten by snakes, it is extremely rare. >> 99 times out of 100, the snake or gart