A heroic dog saved his owner’s life by jumping between him and a rattlesnake, taking the bite meant for his best friend.
Alex Loredo, 18, was just at home in California in the United States, doing some chores one morning around three weeks ago when the animal attack occurred, as per NBC-owned television station KNSD on June 13.
“I was walking out of my door because I heard the dryer buzzer go off,” Loredo was quoted as saying. “The dryer is behind the house so I had to go out and walk around.”
As he was walking, he then heard something “really loud” and saw that under a table was a buzzing rattlesnake.
“Before I could even turn, Marley had run out the door, pushed me out …
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