Overview

• The child was bitten on the hand near a sandbox at New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center in Stony Point, North Carolina.
• Staff initially believed the injury was a splinter or broken hand and contacted the guardian rather than emergency services.
• The family transported the boy to a hospital for treatment, and the center says he is recovering.
• A daycare worker killed a copperhead at the scene and the playground was secured afterward.
• The center pledged added outdoor safety steps as county officials noted responders do not carry antivenom but can assist snakebite victims before hospital care.