MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A 21-year-old Amazon supply driver, who was bitten by a rattlesnake in Palm City on Monday, is awake and speaking.
WPTV spoke very briefly with the injured driver, Monet Robinson. She stated she’s in numerous ache however does have members of the family along with her whereas she recovers within the hospital.
Robinson was bitten by a virtually 5-foot-long jap diamondback rattlesnake whereas she was on the job.
Body digital camera video confirmed a Martin County sheriff’s deputy arrive on the scene following the assault.
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Amazon supply driver bitten by ‘extremely venomous’ rattlesnake in Martin County
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Robinson was rushed to Cleveland Clinic Martin North the place she is recovering from the snake chew to the within of her higher thigh.
The snake was captured by one other sheriff’s deputy and euthanized.
One one who has had loads of encounters with snakes is Ken Gioeli, the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences agent for St. Lucie County. He stated late in 2021, his canine named Freckles came across a rattlesnake.
“I put my Teflon boots on,” Gioeli stated. “I had my snake wrangling tools, got here outdoors actual quick and obtained the snake.”
The snakeskin from his encounter is now utilized in instructional displays.
Gioeli stated one delusion is that you could inform the age of a snake by the quantity of rattles it has. He stated an jap diamondback rattlesnake truly produces a rattle each one to 6 years.
“The extra it eats, the hotter it’s, the extra it grows,” Gioeli stated. “When it sheds its pores and skin, it produces a brand new rattle.”
While encountering a snake might improve your coronary heart charge, first responders stated the truth that the Amazon driver was capable of stay calm saved her.
WPTV tried to contact Robinson once more however was unsuccessful in talking along with her extra about her situation and the incident.
