A team of Kentucky paramedics is in danger of losing their licenses after administering snake anti-venom to save a man’s life.

Eddie Barnes and his unnamed colleague took the swift and much-needed action after reptile handler James Harrison was attacked by a snake endemic to central Africa—known for its venomous bites that are capable of dropping a fully grown human in as little as 30 minutes.

The medics may have saved a life, but they broke a law, and are now slated to face the state’s medical regulatory body to defend their credentials.

The paramedics tried unsuccessfully to contact the EMS director before administering the jab

According to Barnes, also a judge-executive, Harrison apprised him and his colleague of his (Harrison’s) fate if they did not administer the antidote.

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