SUN-SENTINEL (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 02 October 06 Plantation man, 31, bitten by his pet cobra (Sofia Santana)

(AP) A Plantation man is recovering at Plantation Medical Center after he was bit by his pet cobra this afternoon and was treated with antivenin, said hospital spokeswoman Michelle Marsh.

The man, who was not identified by rescue and hospital officials, is 31 and has a license from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to own the exotic snake, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. Ernie Jillson. He is in stable condition.

Jillson described the snake as a Black Pakistani cobra, also known as an Indian cobra.

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WPLG (Miami, Florida) 02 October 06 Man Bitten By Cobra

Plantation, Fla.: A man is being treated at Plantation General Hospital after being bitten by a poisonous snake.

Initial reports are that the 31-year-old man was bitten by a black Pakistani cobra. The Miami-Dade Venom Unit is taking antivenin to the hospital for the man's treatment, but as of 6 p.m. Monday, it had not yet been administered.

The man was being treated in the emergency room where he was reported to be in stable condition.

There was no immediate word on the circumstances of the snakebite, but police did confirm that the man had the appropriate license to own the snake.

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