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Family threatens lawsuit after snake bite at Disney park

A snake bit a boy at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, leading to the death of the boy’s grandmother

By Mike Schneider
Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Alabama family says an escaped snake at Disney’s Animal Kingdom dropped from a tree and bit a boy, which led to the death of the boy’s grandmother.

The family’s attorney, Matt Morgan, said Thursday that the family plans to sue Disney World.

He says the grandmother saw the snake bite the boy, went into cardiac arrest and died a short time later.

Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler says the allegations mischaracterize what happened.

Disney contends the snake was wild, not part of an Animal Kingdom exhibit, and that there was no call for anambulance for the grandmother after the incident.

Disney also says after the boy was treated with a Band-Aid, the family returned to the park.

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