LaFOLLETTE—A Virginia man is recovering at his home after he was reportedly bitten on his head by a rattlesnake at a Sunday homecoming religious service at the Ivydell Holiness Church.
“Bubba” Long, who’s believed to be in his late 20s, was transported by ambulance to Tennova’s LaFollette Medical Center, according to dispatchers, and later transferred to University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Long was treated with anti-venom and is said to be in stable condition.