Edmonton zoo employee taken to hospital after bite from non-venomous python – Edmonton | 24CA News
An worker at Edmonton Valley Zoo was taken to hospital Tuesday morning after she was bit by a non-venomous Burmese python, in keeping with town.
The metropolis mentioned her fellow staff carried out first assist and referred to as an ambulance instantly. Following the chew, the worker was in steady, non-life-threatening situation, in keeping with Alberta Health Services (AHS) EMS.
“The employee was taken to hospital for medical observation and is doing well,” mentioned Debi Winwood, a communications advisor on the zoo.
All reptiles on the zoo are non-venomous, Winwood mentioned, including the python will stay viewable to the general public in her secured enclosure because the incident is investigated.
Winwood mentioned the feminine python has been on the zoo for seven years and has by no means been aggressive earlier than.
The snake is 3.6 metres lengthy, 15 years outdated and was donated to the zoo by Alberta Fish and Wildlife, she mentioned.
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