The search is on for a venomous snake that bit a cable worker in Hollywood, Florida.
The worker who was the victim of the animal attack was outside a small apartment building on the 2300 block of Taylor Street when he leaned against a small coconut tree and was bitten on the arm by a green mamba snake native to Africa.
When the victim experienced numbness, tingling and drooping eyelids, among other symptoms of the neurotoxic venom, officials administered the antivenin, which reversed the effects.
Officials think the snake was illegally purchased off the Internet and either escaped or was released. For anyone other than a trained, licensed professional to even handle the snake is against the law, and no one in Florida has a license to own a green mamba.
The Citron Law Firm handles all animal attack and dog bite cases in Florida. For a free consultation, please contact our office at 877-550-4LAW.
