This Florida “tail” had all the elements of a Greek tragedy — including a hero named Zeus.
A Florida family is mourning the death of their brave pit bull, Zeus — who died this week defending two kids from a venomous snake.
The Richardson brothers, Oriley and Orion, were refilling Zeus’ water bowl on Monday outside the family’s Sumter County home when the 8-month-old pooch spotted the deadly coral snake and sprung into action, according to a report.
“All of a sudden, he started attacking the snake, which was close to my son, and he was bit four times,” dad Gary Richardson told Fox 35 in Orlando.
But Zeus couldn’t be saved, and died the next day — leaving the Richardson family heartbroken.
“It just killed us,” said mom Gina Richardson, who is using Zeus’ death to debunk pit bull critics.
“If you find [a pit bull] that’s aggressive, most likely, it’s because they weren’t treated right,” Gina said. “If you treat them right, they would give their life for you and I owe my son’s life to him.”