A person was taken to a Florida hospital Sunday after a reported snakebite in the state’s Big Cypress National Preserve.
While the area is home to four species of venomous snakes, officials have not yet said which type of serpent bit the individual.
What happened?
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the call that a person had been bitten by a snake came in Sunday morning, and that the individual was taken to a hospital equipped to provide antivenom.
According to WINK, Big Cypress is home to many venomous snakes, including the eastern coral snake, the pygmy rattlesnake, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, and cottonmouths…