Lewis Wise unable to move in hospital. Photo / Daniel Wise
A 3-year-old boy was left temporarily paralysed after being bitten by a snake while on a picnic with his family in the UK.
The Wise family were on an outing at the Lightwater Country park west of London when their son Lewis was searching for his toys in the long grass on Sunday.
Seconds later, Lewis let out a "massive scream" and began howling in pain.
Lewis had been bitten by a poisonous adder and was rushed to hospital.
He was "in excruciating pain", with the attack leaving his foot black, swollen, bruised and the 3-year-old temporally paralysed.
Images show Lewis lying in a hospital bed, where he was given three vials of antivenom and morphine.
Daniel Wise, his father, has urged parents to be cautious about snakes after the "horrifying" incident.
Speaking to SurreyLive, the 39-year-old said: "We think he may have trod on it by accident and it latched onto his leg. It was instant and then he was in excruciating pain.