U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents had to perform a daring rescue Friday on a K-9 after he was bitten by a rattlesnake in the Otay Mountain Wilderness on Friday.
Border Patrol K-9 "Boo" was bitten while working in the wilderness area around 4 p.m., according to CBP. His handler worked with the agency's Air and Marine Operations to airlift Boo to an emergency hospital in La Mesa.
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WATCH HERE"Boo was given anti-venom and is currently under observation," CBP said in a statement.
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