REPORT: Poisonous Copperhead Snake Bites Trapper in Silver Spring

An experienced snake trapper trying to extricate a poisonous copperhead from a garden deer net Wednesday in Silver Spring was bitten by the reptile, according to a Fredrick News-Post news report.

Tammy McCormack is currently hospitalized but expects to be released Saturday, the newspaper said.

McCormack told the News-Post her company had been very busy and she should have slowed down when attempting to remove the snake.

After taking the antivenom, painkillers and antibiotics, she is recovering, the News-Post said.

Ironically, McCormack, a Fredrick resident, is a regular contributor to the Fredrick News-Post on articles about snakes. 

Hardly a novice, McCormack told the paper she has been working with snakes for years and is a trained and certified, but admits that mistakes do occur.