A male was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital Thurday afternoon after being bitten by a rattlesnake in North Escambia.
The man, about 30 years old, was bitten about 4:30 p.m. in the yard of a home in the 8000 block of Sunset View Lane in Molino, about a mile from the intersection of Highway 97 and Sunshine Hill Road. He was flown to the hospital by Lifeflight. His name and condition were not immediately available.
The snake was reportedly around a satellite dish at the home. At last report, the snake had not been captured.
The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS responded to the call