A three year old girl, Autumn Hendrixson, is recovering at Vanderbilt Hospital after being bitten by a copperhead snake Saturday evening.
A call was placed to 911 from a Sparta Highway residence around 8:00 p.m. Saturday. The child, who had been bitten on her foot, was transported to DeKalb Community Hospital by EMS and later flown from the hospital to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The child is the daughter of Jayme Billotto.