Snakebite victim transported to hospital from Sportsplex area

snake bite

A woman was bitten by a snake Monday evening, June 18th, in a weedy area on the right bank of the Tallahatchie River, adjacent to the New Albany Sportsplex.

People at the scene said they believed the woman was struck by a copperhead snake, a venomous snake common to North Mississippi. An ambulance crew from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County was dispatched to the scene. The woman was transported by ambulance to Baptist Hospital, arriving there about 9 PM.

The adult woman was conscious when the ambulance left for the hospital.

New Albany Police Department officers also responded to the incident.

4 replies
  1. Alexander says:

    It’s poisonous because that woman stayed in hospital for2 and half days
    The woman was bitten by cottonmouth snake when she pass under bridge

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