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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman was bitten by a venomous snake in the woods in Nort Port days before her 21st birthday, according to WBBH.
Seirra Lynn of North Port was with her boyfriend walking on a trail last week at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park when a venomous snake bit her on the leg.
Lynn was airlifted to a nearby hospital after an ambulance arrived. She was sent to the ICU for treatment.
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Miraculously, Lynn survived the attack. According to the family’s GoFundMe page, she is in critical condition with serious life-threatening injuries.
“I’ll never forget after they grab the whole family and told us all to come in basically to come see her kind of in a way where you know where it was to come say our goodbyes, ” her boyfriend said.
Lynn and her boyfriend are warning others about staying cautious on trails and taking a walking stick to scare away any snakes that might be on a path.
