A 14-year old boy was bitten by a snake outside of Beit Hilkiya and Yad Binyamin Thursday evening.
An MDA emergency first response team treated the boy at the scene, then evacuated him to Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot.
Hospital officials say the boy’s condition is serious and has not yet stabilized.
MDA paramedics Ariel Plaut said the teen was fully conscious when they arrived at the scene to treat him.
“I got the emergency call on the MDA app, and went there from my house, which is nearby. I saw a boy roughly 14-years old who was lying on a paved walkway. He was fully conscious and had bite marks on his foot.
“We provided lifesaving medical treatment including providing liquids and medical treatment, then we evacuated him to the hospital, while continuing to treatment and preparing the medical team at the emergency room. His condition has been listed as serious and unstable.”