A 13-year-old girl was transported to a local hospital after she was bitten on the ankle by a snake at Christopher Columbus Park, officials said.
Tucson Fire Department responded to the park, in the area of West Grant Road and North Silverbell Road, at about 10:30 a.m., according to a post on the department's Twitter feed.
The post said that the girl stepped on the snake, at which point it bit her.
No additional details are available at this time.
