A man, who got bitten by a rattlesnake while trying to take a selfie with it, now faces a medical bill of over US$153 thousand.

San Diego resident Todd Fassler’s entire arm went purple after he yanked the deadly animal from a bush, and as he was composing the perfect shot, it unsurprisingly bit him, reported the Daily Mirror-ի.

Fassler had to empty two hospitals of their anti-venom supply and have the horrific wound repaired, reported RG.

When his treatment finished, however, he was slapped with a bill of $153,161.25 

His insurance company is in negotiations with the hospital, and it is as yet unknown if he will have to contribute.

Ironically, Fassler had a pet rattlesnake for a year. But after the aforesaid attack, he has released it into the wild.