HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- A cable company worker in South Florida is recovering after being bitten by a poisonous Eastern green mamba snake.The head of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Venom Response Unit says the bite briefly paralyzed the right side of the 44-year-old Comcast worker's body. The venom is potentially lethal.Capt. Ernie Jillson says the snake attacked the worker Thursday while he was installing underground cable outside a Hollywood apartment building.The snake has not been found. State wildlife officials say all people licensed to sell or own green mamba snakes have accounted for their reptiles.The worker's name was not released. He was expected to be released from the hospital Saturday./>
Green mamba snake bites Comcast worker in Florida
A cable company worker in South Florida is recovering after being bitten by a poisonous Eastern green mamba snake.
