Crime & Safety
Pasco Child Bitten By Rattlesnake Airlifted To Hospital
A 9-year-old Land O' Lakes child has been airlifted to Tampa General Hospital after being bitten by a juvenile diamondback rattlesnake.
LAND O' LAKES, FL -- A 9-year-old Land O' Lakes child has been airlifted to Tampa General Hospital after being bitten by a juvenile diamondback rattlesnake.
The child was bitten by the snake in the 18400 block of Dajana Avenue. He is receiving anti-venom for the bite in Land O Lakes.The 9-year-old patient is being airlifted from the scene to TGH to receive anti-venom.
No other details were available at this time.
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