Now, the family is afraid the snake will return. Courtney Menzies spoke to them today and has this story.

The Orosco Family was sleeping in this room on Wednesday night when 6-year-old Jaylen Orosco was attacked by a snake.

The reptile, which the family says was about 7 feet long, came through a gap between the wall and the zinc roof, which they have now sealed. The little boy's grandmother said she awoke to find the snake already poised to strike her grandson.

Odessa Orosco, Grandson Was Bitten By Snake
"I turned over so, and when I look so, the light that I have against the wall here attracted the belly of the snake to me but I didn't want to alert right away because they kids were going to wake up and it could've been worse."

"So the second time when I woke up and I got up, I told his mom to put on the light and open the door. She said, why, I said don't say anything. I already knew it was a snake. So when we went to the door and when I was like this, I saw this big space and my other grandson is locked against the wall with his two hands against the wall and his face facing the wall. it already made space. When we were going to the door, me and my daughter, she open the door and i put on the light and told her to go for the baby. When she went for the baby, she see this big snake on top of her son."

The snake sank its fangs into the boy's tiny arm before his family could intervene. But they quickly tried to fight back.

Odessa Orosco, Grandson Was Bitten By Snake
"Jair came and brought the kids out and Jaylen was trembling and said, gran, I can't feel here. So while Jair is fighting with the snake to try to kill it, he told me the snake was wrapped around this machine and his head was right here."

"He said when he came to the door, the snake was right here with his mouth, ready to attack anybody but he was fighting with him from the door, stabbing him in his head, and when he stabbed him, he said his head too big. He said the stick bounce back and the snake went through the hole behind here and up to now, we're not sleeping in here."

"We wanted to take him right away but the rain and we don't have any money nor any vehicle so when Jair already fought with the snake and told me the snake went, the snake wasn't dead yet, the snake went, he took his mouth and he sucked on it. And then he put garlic on it but it was left black and blue. And I worry because I don't want anything to happen to him, I was praying for morning come. So as daylight my daughter got ready and took Jaylen to Matron Roberts."

And while Jaylen seems to be recovering fine, Orosco says she can barely sleep or eat, constantly worried about when the snake will return. She believes it lives in a nearby tree, and is hoping someone can assist her with removing it.

Odessa Orosco, Grandson Was Bitten By Snake
"The snake they live in the tree because Saturday morning, I met the owner of the tree in the yard and I explained to her about it and she told me that she had to kill three big ones in her house when she came from work the day and she believes the rest of the snakes are up in her ceiling but the tree that are in her yard, a young man that lives behind her met me and told me that the tree have two big holes in the root because he said one day he went to his back door and his niece was in the back door and he said when he looked up, this big snake head with its mouth open wanting to take his niece. I want that tree to go from here because that tree, it's messing me up."

We also reached out to snake expert, Joe Garel for his take. He reassured us that this family did not have to worry about the boa taking the boy, since the largest prey for these reptiles is a full grown chicken.

He also explained that snakes in the city are mainly found in poorer areas where rats frequent, since it is a constant supply of food for them. He said a snake would have no other reason to be in someone's house aside from seeking out food.

He added though that when threatened, the snake will lash out and bite - which is probably what happened in this case, since the family likely startled it.

Garel also reassured them that boas are not venomous, and while they could live in trees, they would opt for attics, ceilings, and walls to remain out of sight from birds.