LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF ) - On Thursday at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office was notified via 911 of a venomous snake bite incident near the “Big Tree” in Bankhead National Forest.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Search and Rescue (SAR) Team was immediately activated. Upon arrival at the trailhead, deputies met with a family member of the victim who had hiked out to call for help.

SAR Team Leader Lt. Long, who is EMT-certified, along with other members of the Sheriff’s Office SAR team, hiked into the forest and located the patient, who was a male in his early 30s. Authorities said he was experiencing symptoms including vomiting, swelling, and abdominal pain resulting from a snake bite to the lower leg. An IV was started, and initial me

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