OLANDO, Fla., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A Florida man was hospitalized after being bitten twice by a pit viper snake at a Lowe's Home Improvement store, authorities said.
Ocala Fire Rescue Brigade Chief Brian Stoothoff said a man in his 40s was bitten on his hand twice in the Orlando store's garden section Tuesday, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The man was reportedly conscious when emergency crews responded to the store on Silver Springs Boulevard, the newspaper said.
The venomous snake was captured and taken to the hospital with the patient for identification in case antivenin was needed, Stootoff said.
It was unknown if the man received antivenin, he said.
Snakebite incidents aren't typical in populated areas of the city, he said, but they are not unheard of.
"Certainly it doesn't happen every day, but it's not that unusual," Stoothoff said.
