GRAPHIC: Rattlesnake bites social media star, sends him to ICU: Welp, Im cooked’ [Video]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) – A social media influencer and wildlife enthusiast has been in the intensive care unit for nearly two weeks after a rattlesnake bit him in Florida.

David Humphlett, 25, travels the Unites States to find and showcase wildlife, particularly snakes and other reptiles. He documents his adventures on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Humphlett was searching for snakes Dec. 18 on Shired Island in Dixie County when an eastern diamondback rattlesnake bit his leg, WCJB reports.

“I just felt, out of nowhere, this intense pain right in my leg. Honestly, it felt like an alligator,” Humphlett said.

He was peeling bark around a tree in an effort to find another type of snake when he startled the rattler.

“Welp, I’m cooked,” said Humphlett on video moments after he was bitten, using an Internet slang phrase that indicates someone is in trouble.