Amazon delivery driver seriously ill after being bitten by 'highly venomous snake' while delivering package

According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Department, the driver walked up to the door of a home and placed a package down when the snake struck.

She was rushed to hospital in “very serious condition” following the attack.

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“A driver delivering a package to a Palm City home Monday evening was bitten by an Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake which was coiled up near the front door of the deliver location,” the Sheriff Department said.

“It happened in the Highland Reserve Community.

“The driver walked to the door, put the package down and was struck by the snake in the back of the leg, just above the knee.

“She immediately became ill and called 911.

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“Dispatchers were able to pinpoint the victim’s exact location through cell phone GPS coordinates, then send help.

“She was transported to the hospital where she is in very serious condition.

“Eastern Diamondbacks are highly venomous snakes and are very common to this area.”

If left untreated, the venom from rattlesnakes can cause organ failure within three days.

Rattlesnake venom causes major tissue damage, affects the circulatory system and can cause victims to haemorrhage internally as skin and blood cells are destroyed.

“Her stopping, calling 911, remaining calm was key to her coming out of this successfully and alive,” Deputy John Budensiek told WPBF.

Eastern Diamondbacks are the largest rattlesnake species in the world and can grow up to seven feet long.

According to toxinology.com, untreated bites can be fatal and if left untreated can kill in up to 20 per cent of cases.