Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe ORLANDO, Fla., March 28 (UPI) -- Authorities are exploring how a Florida man was bitten by a black mamba -- one of the world's deadliest snakes -- inside his home, WKMG-TV, Orlando, said Monday. A man from the central Florida town of Melbourne was rushed to a Miami hospital during the weekend after being bitten by the snake. He was given 10 vials of anti-venom but his condition was unavailable Monday morning, the station said. Advertisement Florida Fish and Wildlife investigators are not sure how the incident occurred, but the station said the man's roommate had a permit to handle poisonous snakes. Black mamba snakes are native to Africa and can grow up to 14 feet long. They are considered among the fastest and most deadly snakes in the world.
