Virginia Woman Recovering from Copperhead Bite at Restaurant

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17. From my read, this happened in the restaurant's foyer.

I've been to a steakhouse like that where sometimes you have to stand a bit to wait for a table, and there's often room between the outer and inner doors (a "vestibule"?) where people gather (often it's sizable with free newspaper racks, gumball machines, and a menu) if it's crowded inside and raining or hot outside.

Even if "foyer" means right before the check-in stand, the snake probably had only just made its way into the building.

If she was standing, she may have moved her foot close to the snake without realizing, and it bit defensively.