Video: Woman grabs a rattlesnake after mistaking a dog toy

A California woman cleaning up after her dog thought she was picking up a toy - only to find out it was a venomous snake.

In the security footage, Carla Portocarerro Rosso from Calabasas is seen picking up a baby rattlesnake after she and her husband had just finished soaking in the jacuzzi at their home, according to KTLA.

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Rosso is seen dressed in a robe and flip-flops, picking up what she thought was her dog's toy.



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"Oh, there's a toy over there' and I went to grab it," said Rosso. "I grabbed it and I felt something gushy, and I said 'Oh my God!'"

Rosso screamed as she dropped the snake and high-kneed it out of there.

Carla and her dog were not injured, but the footage of her high-kneeing in her robe will remain forever.