Snake handler bitten by deadly cobra at Powwow event (The Miami Herald 5/13)
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Snake handler for Seminole Tribe survives deadly cobra bite
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012
A snake handler for the Seminole Tribe of Florida was bitten by a deadly cobra on Saturday.
Giselle Hosein was taking part in a powwow at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino near Hollywood when she was bit.
She was quickly transported to a hospital, where she was treated with an antivenin .She suffered temporary facial paralysis and remains in the intensive care unit.
“It’s a job hazard,” John Jones, the tribe's wildlife manager, told The Miami Herald. He was emceeing the event when Hosein, 24, was bitten.
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Snake handler bitten by deadly cobra at Powwow event (The Miami Herald 5/13)
Snake handler bitten by deadly cobra at Powwow event (The Miami Herald 5/13)
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