Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents encountered an angry rattlesnake while escorting a group of migrants near the Texas border with Mexico.
Chief Owens said the agents and the migrants were “a bit ‘ratted'” by the encounter with the poisonous snake. “We are happy to report that everyone, including our little friend the snake, all went safely on about their business,” Owens wrote.
A migrant attempting to reach the Mexico/Texas border, not far from where this incident took place, had to be rescued by Mexican authorities after being bitten by a rattlesnake near the Rio Grande, Breitbart TexasThe Del Rio Sector is quickly becoming the busiest sector along the U.S.-Mexico border after falling off in recent months.
The Del Rio sector is averaging more than 1,000 migrant apprehensions per day, according to a law enforcement source. The numbers increased each day during the past week to more than 1,400 on Tuesday, May 23.
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