Pygmy Rattlesnake Bites Man At Wal-Mart
POSTED: Sunday, July 6, 2008
UPDATED: 9:38 am EDT July 7,
2008
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- A man is recovering after he was bitten by a snake inside a garden center at a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
IMAGES: New Snake Image
"An individual was at one of the local garden centers and was buying plants and in doing so, picked up a plant and got bitten by this pygmy rattlesnake," paramedic Capt. Ernie Jillson said.The 42-year-old man was taken to the hospital on Sunday for treatment, where he received antivenin for the pygmy rattler bite, according to authorities. His name has not been released.Jillson said the snake bit the man on the right hand. He said the team was contacted about the bite and responded.Pygmy rattlers are one of six venomous snakes in Florida.Officials said bites from pygmy rattlers are painful but rarely fatal.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2009 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
IMAGES: New Snake Image "An individual was at one of the local garden centers and was buying plants and in doing so, picked up a plant and got bitten by this pygmy rattlesnake," paramedic Capt. Ernie Jillson said.The 42-year-old man was taken to the hospital on Sunday for treatment, where he received antivenin for the pygmy rattler bite, according to authorities. His name has not been released.Jillson said the snake bit the man on the right hand. He said the team was contacted about the bite and responded.Pygmy rattlers are one of six venomous snakes in Florida.Officials said bites from pygmy rattlers are painful but rarely fatal.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2009 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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