POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - In May, WKYT brought you the story of James Harrison, the director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo.

He was bitten by a highly venomous Jameson’s Mamba while working.

Harrison got the antivenom he needed to live, which they had there at the zoo, but he still spent days recovering in the ICU.

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Now, the first responders who helped administer that antivenom are in hot water.

“I’ll be honest with you, I think it’s ridiculous,” said Powell County Judge-Executive Eddie Barnes.

Barnes said he and another EMS worker were called to assist Harrison when he was bitten.

“The victim had told us that we needed to administer the antivenom

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