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MUST WATCH: Woman grabs baby rattlesnake thinking it's a dog toy

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. — A woman in California got a huge surprise when she reached down for what she thought was her dog’s rope toy, but instead it turned out to be a baby rattlesnake.

Home surveillance cameras captured the entire incident.

Carla Ross picked up the long, thin object and then panicked when she realize it was a snake.

She dropped it immediately and high-stepped out of the yard in a hurry with her dog ahead of her.

Los Angeles County firefighters came out and destroyed the snake.

They said that baby rattlesnakes are even more dangerous than adults because they can’t control their venom.

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