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PALM CITY — An eastern diamondback rattlesnake bit an unsuspecting Amazon delivery worker Monday evening in Palm City.

According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the employee was dropping a package off on a home’s front porch in the Highland Reserve Community where the snake was coiled up and struck. The woman was reportedly in “very serious” condition as of Tuesday morning.

She immediately became ill, called out for help and was taken to a hospital, the Sheriff’s Office said.

911 audio obtained from directly after the snake bite provides a highly detailed, second-by-second account of the woman’s terrifying experience.

In the opening seconds of the call, the woman can be heard screaming out in pain, trying to find out the address of the home she was at.

“What just bit you?” the 911 operator asked.

“A snake!” the woman exclaimed.

The dispatcher tried calming the Amazon employee, reassuring her fire rescue will be on the way soon and asking her to stay on the phone.

She continued to wail out in pain, and the dispatcher asked where the snake was.

“It’s still on the porch,” she said.

“I went up to the door to drop off the package… bit me,” the woman’s words were incoherent at this part as she tried answering through agony.

The 911 operator asked what kind of snake bit the woman, but she was unsure and yelled it was “still making that noise.” The homeowner of the Palm City residence could be heard on the call stating it was a rattlesnake.

The dispatcher reassured her once again help was currently on the way, to keep her breathing slow and the hospital would have antivenom ready for her.

About seven minutes into the 911 call, first responders arrived and rendered aid.

“Keep moving, keep moving, keep moving!” a first responder could be heard yelling at bystanders as EMS arrived.

Photos show a Martin County deputy catching the 3- to 4-foot snake directly outside the Palm City house’s front door with a package right next to the reptile.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is among the most venomous snakes in the Americas. Bites can be fatal to humans if left untreated for too long, causing serious tissue damage, extreme pain, swelling of the throat and severe organ damage.

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PALM CITY, Fla. — A 21-year-old Amazon driver is in critical but stable condition after she was bitten by a "highly venomous" rattlesnake in Palm City on Monday.

In a Facebook post, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said the driver was delivering a package in the Highlands Reserve community Monday night when an eastern diamondback rattlesnake coiled near the front door bit her. The agency later said it was 5 feet long.

"The driver walked to the door, put the package down and was struck by the snake," the sheriff's office wrote.

The driver immediately became ill and called out for help.

Deputies arrived at the scene within minutes and found the victim on the ground outside the home.

"She was sort of lethargic in her interaction with our deputies, limited conversation," Martin County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy John Budensiek said. "It was obvious when they were walking up to ask her what had taken place, you could see the bite on her inner thigh just above the knee."

The woman was taken to a local hospital, where she's now in "very serious condition," the sheriff's office said.

Sgt. Brian Tyson caught the snake from the front door.

"Do you get a lot of calls about snakes in that area in general?" WPTV reporter Joel Lopez asked.

"We do, absolutely, we get them quite frequently," Tyson responded.

"It was aggressive. I used a long tool, a long pole to pin the snake against the wall and took care of it."

Tyson said this time of year MCSO sees an uptick of calls about snakes and because of its size temper and the small children in the area, the snake was put down.

"I did not think that it was a smart idea to try to trap it and then release it," Tyson said. "I'm sure the citizens of that community would have been quite upset had we done that.

Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, which are highly venomous, are "very common to this area," according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

Amy Kight with Busch Wildlife Sanctuary said people need to remember that snakes love our tropical climate and that most of them are completely harmless.

"When you see them, the best thing to do is just leave them alone," Kight said. "Assume all snakes have the potential to be dangerous, especially if you're not good at identifying them."

Amazon spokesperson Branden Baribeau released the following statement regarding the incident:

PALM CITY, Fla. – An Amazon delivery driver in Florida has been hospitalized after a rattlesnake bit her on the job.

On Monday, the driver attempted to deliver a package to a house in the Highland Reserve neighborhood of Palm City, which is about 40 miles north of West Palm Beach on Florida's Atlantic coast, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

However, deputies said she was attacked by a coiled eastern diamondback rattlesnake while approaching the front door. The snake struck the driver on the back of the leg, just above the knee, as she walked toward the door and placed the package down.

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Deputies said the woman immediately fell ill and called 911. Dispatchers located her through GPS and sent help. She was transported to a local hospital, where she is in very serious condition.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office released a bodycamera video showing first responders arriving on the scene to provide aid. Watch the video at the top of this story.

The driver has been identified as 21-year-old Monet Robinson, WPBF reports.

"Her stopping, calling 911, remaining calm was key to her coming out of this successfully and alive," Deputy John Budensiek told the TV station.

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Amazon is investigating the incident, according to company spokesperson Branden Baribeau, who spoke to FOX Weather on Wednesday.

"Our thoughts are with the driver, and we hope for a full recovery after this frightening incident," he said. "Together, with the Delivery Service Partner, we're looking into the circumstances surrounding this incident and continue to make sure that drivers understand they should not complete a delivery if they feel unsafe."

In the Southeast, eastern diamondbacks are frequently found and are known to be the largest species of rattlesnake, growing up to 7 feet long. Untreated bites from the snake can be fatal in 10% to 20% of cases, says toxinology.com.

PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — With the price of housing going through the roof in Florida, one company is getting creative to make living more affordable.

They’re also giving several convicts a second chance in society by employing several of them in various positions, mitigating the labor shortage.

Palm City-based company Containing Luxury is converting shipping containers into affordable living spaces, which are few and far between nowadays.

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Founder and CEO Blake Madgett tells CBS12 News that more creativity and quality was needed in affordable housing.

“It’s just not affordable, there’s no solutions for affordable housing down here. So, we need to find hurricane-rated products, which makes it even more expensive to build," he told CBS12 News. "That’s where we came up with this idea that it needed to be built in a controlled environment in mass production.”

The company buys the containers from brokers for approximately $5,000-$7,000, cleans them, works on them inside and out, and sells them.

Their 20-foot units can sell as cheaply as $35,000 each, while fully decked out 40-foot units capable of solar or electric power can go around $90,000 - and can be shipped anywhere on a flatbed.

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Madgett says a church mission trip to Costa Rica inspired the whole idea.

“When I came back, I immediately fired all of my clients," he recalled. "I built high-end luxury homes, Prada, Starbucks and I started focusing on finding solutions for affordable housing.”

In the process, the company gives felons a chance to change their lives.

Daniel Collins, a Fort Pierce native who played in the Atlanta Braves organization, spent 10 years in prison, battled drug addiction and even homelessness.

Now, he’s the sales director at Containing Luxury.

“It’s just been amazing, you know, having the opportunity to run the social media, you know, market, sales, I’m just extremely grateful. It’s changed my life,” Collins said Friday.

Collins says working on affordable housing is an ideal career for him and the other former inmates that work at the company.

“Affordable housing, you know, people who are integrating back into society, and my platform of what I try to do to help people, and it was just like ‘okay, this was like the perfect marriage, like the perfect match,” he remarked.

Madgett heaped praise on Collins, who rose through the ranks since he came on board in December.

“Danny’s been a perfect example of, you know, who’s out there, diamonds in the rough,” he shared.

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Madgett says they’re averaging a hire a week over the last few months and with the increase in staffing, the company is well-equipped to make an impact on the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee County.

Although the company was only founded last year, their work is already getting noticed well beyond the Treasure Coast.

This week, Madgett appeared on the Start Engine Pitch Competition with Mr. Wonderful - Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary - and Chief Marketing Officer Johanna Cronin.

There, O’Leary declared Containing Luxury the winner of the pitch competition.

“It’s got to be Blake, Containing Lux(ury)," O'Leary said in the YouTube video of the pitch competition, which he posted on his page.

“Amazing," Cronin echoed as Blake celebrated. “Blake is leaving the room,” she said with a laugh.

“It had all the elements of a great presentation, a massive addressable market and I love the idea,” O'Leary added on.

Madgett now gets a one-on-one with Start Engine’s CEO and has the potential for funding from the company’s sponsors.

A small plane crashed inside a private ranch in Palm City, Florida, and was wrapped in flames, resulting in one person's death.

A bystander also sustained injuries while trying to help the trapped pilot.

Emergency services rushed to the scene to assist. The incident occurred on SW 48th Terrace in Palm City, Florida.

Roads near the location where the plane crashed are closed as emergency services operate at the scene.

The circumstances under which the plane crashed or the condition the injured person is in are not known yet.

Police published pictures from the tragedy on social media.

The photos show the wreck of the plane covered in ashes and thick smoke rising from the location of the crash.

Firefighters can also be seen attempting to put out the blaze that sparked from the deadly crash.

Officers from the Martin County Sheriff's Office and the Martin County Fire and Rescue service are still working at the scene.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office said in a post on Facebook: "MCSO and MCFR are on scene of a small plane crash inside a private ranch on SW 48th Terrace in Palm City.

"One person is confirmed to be deceased, a bystander who attempted to help the trapped pilot did sustain injuries.

"Roads near the scene have been temporarily blocked off so first responders can access the scene."

Responding to the terrible news, social media users praised the emergency responders as well as the bystander for attempting to help the pilot.

A user with the name Ryan Hackl said: "Bystander deserves recognition for not just standing around."

People also shared their heartful condolences towards the close ones of the deceased.

And Richard South wrote: "We're at the house next door. Thank you to all of the emergency services who were there within minutes. RIP to the poor pilot."

Murphy Bridget also said: "We live a couple roads away and saw the wreckage. So sad! Prayers to all!"