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K9 Bitten By Venomous Snake During Training: Bradenton Police

A K9 with the Bradenton Police Department's search-and-rescue team is recovering after being bitten by a venomous snake, the agency said.

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A K9 with the Bradenton Police Department’s search-and-rescue team is recovering after being bitten by a venomous snake, the agency said.
A K9 with the Bradenton Police Department’s search-and-rescue team is recovering after being bitten by a venomous snake, the agency said. (Courtesy of Bradenton Police Department)

BRADENTON, FL — A police K9 officer is recovering after being bitten by a venomous snake while training in Tallahassee, the Bradenton Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.

Liberty, a bloodhound with the search-and-rescue team, was bitten on her paw by a cottonmouth or water moccasin, the department said.

The K9 is vaccinated against rattlesnake bites, but the vaccine doesn’t protect against cottonmouths.

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“Thanks to immediate medical attention and antivenom, Liberty is recovering with her partner, Det. (Lixa) Moyett by her side,” BPD wrote.

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