A female employee at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was taken to the hospital after she was bitten by an eastern diamondback rattlesnake on Thursday, authorities said
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The victim was transferred to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in stable condition, according to the zoo. Deaths from rattlesnake bites are rare, however, due to the availability of antivenom, per the Smithsonian.to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The "highly venomous" snake "was coiled up near the front door" when the driver went to put the package down. It then bit her on "the back of her leg, just above the knee.
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