This is Todd, a Golden Retriever who is widely called a hero on the internet these days

Last Friday, his owner Paula was having a casual morning walk with her two dogs when something unusual happened

“It was a beautiful morning but as we were walking down the hill I literally almost stepped on a rattlesnake,” Godwin wrote in a Facebook post

“But my hero of a puppy Todd saved me”

6-month-old pup Todd jumped between his owner and a dangerous reptile, taking the bite that was addressed to his human

“He jumped right in front of my leg where I surely would have got bit. This is what a hero looks like”

Todd was quickly brought to the vet who gave him a shot of anti-venom and kept him for the rest of the day just to see if everything’s okay

Yesterday his owner updated her Facebook status with a picture of Todd in the park saying that her puppy is recovering fine and is already back on his feet

“Todd for sure is my hero and I feel I have to say that the man up stairs ️surely is watching out for me, too”