She watched as the boy played in the tunnels, on the slide and in the ball-pit. The boy played for about 10 minutes when he started to whimper slightly.
The mother asked the boy what had happened and he quietly replied, "Hurt mommy." The mother assumed that the little boy had banged his elbow or something while playing.
They left to return home. A half hour after they were home, the mother noticed some big red welts on the little boys arms and legs. Not being able to figure out what they were, the mother started to look at them closer. Could be red ant bites...she did not know. She returned to the restaurant to see if there were red ants in the play area, in case the little boy had an allergic reaction. She went back into the play area with one of the restaurant employees and they discovered a family of baby rattlesnakes living underneath the balls in the ball-pit area.
Before she could get him to a doctor the little boy died.
She has since found out that this happens more frequently than not. The snakes will crawl into the ball pit because it is dark and warm in there. She knows for a fact that another death has occurred because of this in South Carolina. Please use caution when letting any children play in an outside play area of a fast food restaurant, this could happen anywhere. Some restaurants are now building their play areas inside the buildings for a safer environment.
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