Person bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake in northern Bay County.
Thu Oct 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM CT · SOUTHPORT · Bay County
Person bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake in northern Bay County. A person was bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake near West Bay Parkway and Highway 388 on Thursday afternoon. Crews treated the bite, and hospitals were asked to check for available antivenom.
Details are preliminary and not yet confirmed by an official release.
What we know
- Reported: Thu Oct 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM CT
- Location: West Bay Pkwy & Hwy 388 area, Bay County
- Community: SOUTHPORT
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | A person was bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake near West Bay Parkway and Highway 388 on Thursday afternoon. Crews treated the bite, and hospitals were asked to check for available antivenom. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | the person’s condition |
Dispatch timeline
Crews treated a pygmy rattlesnake bite near West Bay Parkway and Highway 388; hospitals were asked to check for available antivenom.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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