9/26/17
by News Department on 09/26/17Snakes close playground...
A playground in Hazleton is off-limits to the public after neighbors say they saw rattlesnakes in the park.
The city has hired trapper Ed Shemansky to catch the poisonous snakes at the Altmiller Playground, located in the city's north side.
Shemansky said Timber rattlesnakes are common to our region. They're normally brown or yellow in color and may have black stripes. They range in size from three feet to as long as ten feet.
The mayor says he is in the process of getting signs in the area and said he's confident the snake problem will be resolved soon, but until Shemansky gives the all clear, the playground will remain closed.
