'House of Snakes' Worries Residents Some Arlington neighbors said they're living in fear of deadly snakes, after a man filled his house with hundreds of the exotic animals. ." Her neighbors found an exotic Mexican rattle snake. Residents of the Madison Manor neighborhood of Arlington believe the animal came from the house filled with snakes. "He comes to the hot tub and finds a container with 20 dead rattlesnakes, so he calls the police." The police couldn't go anything because the county has no prohibition on exotic or poisonous pet snakes. (Interesting timing on this. I wonder who this Virginia Reptile Keeper is ? And I wonder if he has had snakes excape ? )	Edit?	Not yet rated.
'Snake venom' anti-wrinkle cream becomes best-seller The cream incorporates a synthetic version of the poison from the Temple Viper, a distant cousin of the rattlesnake and indigenous to Malaysia. Amino acids in the venom block nerve signals telling the muscles to contract, helping to stop wrinkles forming. ( I wonder if folks using this could be sensitized to snake venoms ? )	Edit?	Not yet rated.
3-year-old boy's encounter with a snake at a coastal park is being called 'a rarity' After surviving two rattlesnake bites, two surgeries and 10 doses of antivenin, 3-year-old Caleb Brock just wants to go on an Easter egg hunt."We've been very fortunate that the venom didn't go elsewhere in his body and damage anything else, so he really was very blessed,"Prentiss said rattlesnakes are just "mean and aggressive. If you get close, they bite. They don't like to be approached."	Edit?	Not yet rated.
A Knack for Hooking the Longest Rattlers BRACKETTVILLE, Tex. — Favorable rattlesnake weather calls for temperatures in the high 70s, with a gentle southerly breeze to float chaparral kisses deep into the tableland of the Balcones Escarpment. Blessed with such conditions on a weekday in late February, Eric Carl Timaeus loaded an assortment of wood crates, canvas sacks and hooked poles into his pickup truck, where a black rosary swung from the rearview mirror, and set off past miles of caliche pits and Border Patrol checkpoints into the short-grass country. (rattlesnake roundup nitwhits in Texas)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
A snake on your plate? Rattle taste different! FOOD lovers are being offered a meal with a bite with rattlesnake now on the menu at a city restaurant.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
After near-fatal bite in PSL, 'Cobraman' says he plans to slow down Ray Hunter knew this bite was going to be bad. At 5 1/2 feet long, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake that chomped his right hand was a monster. "I could feel that this thing put a lot of venom in me," Hunter said Friday in his room at St. Lucie Medical Center, nearly two weeks after the bite.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
All things slithery in Sweetwater, Texas “We try to teach our young people not to run when they see a rattlesnake. They usually travel in pairs, and if you run from one, you just might step on the other one.” If a snake happens to be in their way they will just kick it out of the way. The handler then reached over and slid the rattler off the table onto the palm of his hand and walked around the pit holding his hand out with the snake on it for everyone to see. He then tossed the snake back onto the table where it uncoiled, slid off the table onto the floor One of the handlers held a snake’s head in one hand and the tail in another and carried it around the side of the pit letting the spectators touch it.	Edit?
Although Cooler, Rattlesnakes Moving "So this is the piece of equipment that doesn't come off the truck year around." Northwest Fire District Captain Adam Goldberg is talking about the six-foot apparatus used exclusively for picking up and moving unwanted rattlesnakes.	Edit?
American International Rattlesnake Museum An animal conservation museum.	Edit?
Anti-Venom Expert Treats Own Son For Snake Bite YUCAIAPA, Calif. -- It's currently peak snake season in Southern California, and officials in San Bernardino said they are recording more snake bites than normal. Among the recent snake-bite victims was Jude Bush, a toddler who was bitten when he played with a small rattlesnake in Yucaipa. He was rushed to a hospital, where the doctor who was the anti-venom expert on duty was his own father. "Two marks show where the baby rattler sunk its fang into the two-and-a-half-year old boy," KNBC's Mary Parks reported. "The snake hung on, injecting venom the whole time, until Jude shook the snake loose." Jude's mother, Amy Bush, called a neighbor to catch the snake. "I got the kids back in the house and called 911 and knew we needed a heliocopter because it was a rattlesnake bite," Amy told Parks. "We needed to get to the hospital quickly."	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Australia's lizards are venomous too Australia's not only home to venomous snakes, spiders and jellyfish, now scientists have discovered that its lizards are venomous too. For instance little bearded dragon lizards that cruise around the suburbs have classic rattlesnake venom, scientists report online today in the journal Nature. But the venom is not dangerous to humans, says Dr Bryan Fry from the University of Melbourne's Australian Venom Research Unit, who led the international research team. The lizards don't produce enough venom and what little they do is used to kill prey. Dr Bryan Fry spent months in the Australian desert and tropics capturing, studying and milking dozens of lizards. He and his colleagues then studied their toxins, DNA and evolution.	Edit?
Border Patrol agents have a busy few days A U.S. Border Patrol agent was airlifted out of the Huachuca Mountains west of Sierra Vista Thursday after being bitten by a rattlesnake. In the snakebite incident, the agent called the Border Patrol station about 10:15 a.m. saying he had puncture wounds in his boots and his toes were starting to turn discolored from being bitten by a rattlesnake, said Rob Daniels, Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
California drought keeps snake wranglers busy For Sam the Weimaraner, things had been quite grave. A rattlesnake bite to the snout — the unhappy result of flower bed pursuit — had left him unconscious, lying in his owner's garage in Topanga Canyon, an IV dangling from his paw. It was the second snake bite to the nose in three weeks. The snake whisperer was summoned. (humm... only in California? Just where on that snake are the ears located ?)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Cameron County snake hunt on the rebound Under pressure from animal rights groups and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Wheeler and other leaders of the Keystone Reptile Club have made many changes in their organized snake hunts.One of those concessions, the elimination of "rattlesnake sacking contests" in 2006, led to a decreased attendance last year.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Cannibalism Among Rattlesnakes Helps Females To Recover After Birth Spanish, American and Mexican researchers have produced the first quantitative description of cannibalism among female rattlesnakes (Crotalus polystictus) after monitoring 190 reptiles. The study has shown that these animals ingest on average 11% of their postpartum mass (in particular eggs and dead offspring) in order to recover energy for subsequent reproduction.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Clarkdale snake catcher bitten by rattlesnake "It was gut-wrenchingly painful," Kevin said. "I was in the ER and got seven shots of morphine."	Edit?	Not yet rated.
CLEARFIELD COUNTY: Snake roundup decried A national animal rights group is protesting this weekend's planned rattlesnake roundup, an annual event expected to involve hundreds of snakes	Edit?
Cousin helps save snakebite victim Alex Clark thought his life was over at age 13. A hefty rattlesnake took two bites out of Alex's right leg, injecting its deadly venom into the boy on Wednesday. But quick thinking and a cousin's help saved his life. Alex, who's been recovering in the intensive-care unit at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, was stable Saturday. He's been given a whopping 90 vials of antivenin; the average bite victim receives 12 to 36 vials, nurse Karen Pierce said. It has now been over 5 years since the snakebite. This article was written only 3 days after the acident. Alex was in the hospital ICU 10 days and received 160 vials of antivenin. As a result of the 2 bites, each 1-1/2" in width, Alex' injuries included total muscle atrophy and tendon rupture. This fall, 2011, Alex will undergo tendon transfer surgery to hopefully restore motion to his foot.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Denim may thwart rattlesnake venom The researchers found that compared with the jeans-less gloves, those covered in denim absorbed about two-thirds less venom from the rattlesnake bites. Instead, a high proportion of the venom “spilled harmlessly” onto the denim, the researchers report in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Deputy expected to recover from snakebite Brandon Parker, 28, a former Law Enforcement Deputy of the Year, was moved out of intensive care at Tampa General Hospital on Monday, two days after he suffered a life-threatening rattlesnake bite to his left calf.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Don't get so rattled at the sight of a rattlesnake So, what should we do when we do see a rattler? Most of the time, we can just walk around the snake. The snake is happy to continue whatever it is doing, and we can pass without even eliciting a reaction. The most likely reaction on the part of the snake is to simply sit and let you pass. The next most likely reaction is that the snake will slowly retreat to a safer hiding place.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Dothan man likely killed by snake bite to the neck while working on Henry County farm A Dothan man has died from apparent snake bites. Wright said he thought at first that Lewis died from heat stroke but then found two puncture wounds on Lewis' body. Wright says Lewis was bitten on the right side of the neck and the right hand. (wonder how the heck he managed to get bitten in the neck from a rattlesnake ?)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Douglas deputy recovering from snakebite When a Douglas County deputy sheriff tried to move a rattlesnake from an area where kids were present on Friday, the venomous rattler bit the deputy, causing severe pain and swelling.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Page A project to gather all known information about Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes. Information about snakes and snakebite.	Edit?
EasternDiamondbacks.com Breeding, ecology, behavior, and more. Check out this ever expanding site for the best husbandry advice and the top morphs around. EasternDiamondbacks.com - always on the cutting edge of EDB herpetoculture. Your source for fine specimens of the largest rattlesnake in the world!	Edit?
Ecologists rattled by Texas snake round-up The lanky Texan stands among hundreds of slithering rattlesnakes and prods them with special tongs that allow him to snatch the reptiles at arm's length.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Education Public Service Handler In San Diego	Edit?
EHC man faces $10,000 in fines after exotic snake bites woman — A city man faces as much as $10,000 in fines after his illegal pygmy rattlesnake allegedly bit a young woman, sending her to the hospital. The state Department of Environmental Protection did not identify the man or the victim. The snake, which is black and gray and about the size of a pencil, is in the custody of the Philadelphia Zoo.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
emedicine Snakebite protocols, including cobras, rattlesnakes and the use of CroFab.	Edit?
Family forced to consider future after snake attack ST. AUGUSINE, FL - Back in September seven-year-old Matthew Carrera was playing outside when five rattlesnakes attacked the boy's foot.	Edit?
First-grader bit by rattlesnake A Walla Walla youngster was listed in good condition this morning at Walla Walla General Hospital after being struck by a rattlesnake Saturday afternoon.In 15 years of practice in Walla Walla, this was the first case of snake bite Rick has treated here. Bryce did well in the circumstances, he added. ``He is a very brave little boy.The snake did not fare so well, Rick said. ``The fish hatchery people went back and killed it,'' he said. ``They got the ten-button rattle for the boy.''	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Fougera Marks Sixth Snakebite Season with CroFab Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) Natural Disasters, Myths and Misconceptions Biggest Concerns for Snakebite Experts MELVILLE, N.Y., March 20, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fougera(r) Inc. has marked its sixth season of supplying CroFab(r) Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine), the primary antivenom for snakebites from the crotalid snake species common to the United States. The term crotalid is used to describe the Crotalinae subfamily (formerly known as Crotalidae) of venomous snakes that comprise the vast majority of common North American snakes, including rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths/water moccasins. When CroFab was launched in 2001, it was the first new snakebite antivenom to be made available in nearly 50 years. CroFab is currently the only widely available antivenom for crotalid snakes.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Georgia Man Dies After Rattlesnake Bite 82-year-old Berrien County man is dead after a rattlesnake bit him several times while he was fixing his lawnmower Wednesday. Investigators believe Eddie Lee Dorminey was changing the lawnmower belt and didn’t notice the snake was there.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Girl in hospital after rattle snake bite A five year old girl has a long recovery ahead of her. She's getting back on her feet after a rattlesnake bit her big toe Wednesday night. From now on, they say when they're near tall grass, they're going to bring a stick and rustle it in the bushes. That way if there is a snake, it'll bite the stick first and they'll know if it's there.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Girl recovering after snake bite A 9-year-old Lucerne Valley girl is home and recovering after a Mojave green rattlesnake bit her ankle while she was trying to shoo it away from her dogs, officials said Monday	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Hillsborough County Deputy warns others to be careful of snake bites “Out of no where I got bitten on the left leg by an eastern diamondback rattlesnake, it was about 6 1/2-7 foot long. After the bite I felt the burning sensation, my hands started tingling, my legs were tingling and my face was tingling.”	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Hundreds of bottles of booze with a bite seized in Palo Pinto Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents seized 411 bottles of illegal hooch Thursday at Bayou Bob's Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch in Palo Pinto County. But it wasn't your typical variety of moonshine: the bottles of vodka also contained 10-inch rattlesnakes.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
If you don't bother them, they won't both you While rattlesnakes do carry enough venom to kill an adult, deaths are rare from this serpent. In fact, of the approximately 7,500 recorded rattlesnake bites in the U.S. every year, only 12 to 15 result in deaths.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
It's snake season, so vigilance urged A 3-year-old girl bitten by a baby rattlesnake last week while playing outside of her Lake Arrowhead home serves as a reminder that snake season is upon us. "I never caught a rattlesnake before, but I was prepared," Alyssa said. She pinned the snake to the wall with the stick, then used her hand to quickly grab the snake by the back of the neck. She pinned the snake's mouth shut with her thumb and fingers. "I threw it in a Ziplock," she said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Jumbo Diamondback Rattles Sebring Neighbors With a body as thick as a fencepost and a head like a clenched fist, the rattlesnake shook off the pesky .22-caliber bullets. He fetched his own .44-caliber Magnum. Two shots later, the snake was dead, although it continued to squirm form a while. He said the fangs looked to be more than 2 inches long. The viper measured 6 feet in length and was about 5 inches thick. There were 16 rattles	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Las Cruces Reptile Rescue From rattlesnakes found in people's homes and yards, to abused and neglected pet reptiles, we rescue and rehabilitate, and we never turn an animal down. We also do many educational programs in our area, promoting reptile and amphibian conservation, and educate people on reptile husbandry and conservational efforts.	Edit?
Little Fido learns snake avoidance Arizona has 14 species of rattlesnakes, said dog trainer Web Parton, who teaches dogs to avoid snakes. Snake avoidance training has become more popular every year, said Parton, who has taught it for more than 20 years. He's joined with fellow dog trainer Jay Smith to head the Humane Society of Southern Arizona's snake avoidance classes this year, offered at its Companions for Life Training Center, 3465 E. Kleindale Road. The classes have been packed, he said, and the duo train about 40 dogs every weekend. Cody was one of 10 dogs on hand for a recent Friday night session, which lasts more than two hours and costs $65 per dog. Veterinarians say the cost to treat a snake bite easily can top $1,000. "We'll give you our standard line," Parton said to kick off the class. "We are here to traumatize your dog for life." He said just getting a glimpse of the live rattlesnakes used for the training - Arizona's most common and aggressive Western diamondback - is enough to traumatize some owners.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Live Rattlesnakes Released in Arizona 'Snakes on a Plane' Theater Two live rattlesnakes were released in an Arizona theater during a showing of the new film, 'Snakes on a Plane.' The snakes were released after the film began rolling in the dark theater at the AMC Desert Ridge multi-plex at Tatum and the 101 in north Phoenix. Live Rattlesnakes Released in Arizona 'Snakes on a Plane Live Rattlesnakes Released in Arizona 'Snakes on a Plane" Theater The two baby diamondbacks were actually slithering around the theater while the snakes on a plane were slithering around on screen with Samuel L. Jackson.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Local Man Hospitalized After Rattlesnake Bite A biologist was bitten in the Cleveland National Forest near Corona over the weekend and remains in critical condition at Loma Linda Medical Center. He's the fifth rattlesnake bite patient treated so far this year. Mike Zerwekh, 26, said he was on a walk Saturday in the mountains above Skyline Drive, west of Corona when "all of a sudden a rattlesnake jumped and bit me in the leg."	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Local man remains in ICU following rattlesnake bite Hiler was bitten on the left hand by what he thought was a dead rattlesnake. “He was going to cut off the rattles, like most of us would,” Dan Godfrey said. By the time Hiler arrived at the emergency room he was “bleeding from everywhere,”	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Local man remains in ICU following rattlesnake bite According to Dan Godfrey, Hiler's brother-in-law and Debbie Godfrey's husband, Hiler was bitten on the left hand by what he thought was a dead rattlesnake. “He was going to cut off the rattles, like most of us would,” Dan Godfrey said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man Bit By Snakes While Trying To Steal Them A young man suffered several snake bites while trying to steal snakes from a home. Sumter County Sheriff's Office said the 20-year-old man broke into a shed and stole two rock rattlesnakes.......	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man Bitten By Deadly Snake In Everglades PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- Miami's snakebite unit, Venom 1, rushed antivenin to Pembroke Pines Tuesday afternoon to try to save the life of a man bitten by a venomous snake in the Everglades. Capt. Al Cruz said the man was bitten by an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, one of the deadliest snakes in North America. Cruz said the man was walking in the Everglades when the snake bit him in the foot - with its fangs going right through the man's boots.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man Bitten by Rattlesnake at Local Wal-Mart The victim is expected to recover after receiving anti-venin.The victim was taken to the hospital where he received antivenin for the pygmy rattler bite.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man bitten by rattlesnake in luggage A suburban Washington man was bitten Monday by a rattlesnake that found its way into his luggage, a fire department spokesman said. The bite from the young Eastern diamond rattlesnake was not life-threatening, and the man is being treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, he said.Bacas, a high school rowing coach, had been on a six-day trip to Summerton, South Carolina, with about 80 students, said Mike Krulfeld, director of student activities at Yorktown High School in Arlington.Krulfeld said he did not think the incident was a student prank. ( sounds a bit fishy to me, LOL )	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man Bitten By Venomous Snake In Critical Condition Officials said they believe an eastern diamondback rattlesnake bit the man on Sunday evening. But the man didn't receive treatment until family members took him to Hollywood Memorial Regional Hospital on Tuesday.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man hospitalized after bite by pet rattlesnake The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says Urbanski was bitten by a western diamondback rattlesnake on the left index finger Saturday at his home in Chesterton. Officials say he bought the snake and another rattlesnake at a swap meet in Pennsylvania last week.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man in critical condition from snakebite A 37-year-old Deming man remained in critical condition Monday in an El Paso, Texas, hospital after he was bitten by a rattlesnake he kept. Police Chief Michael Carillo says Bear was bitten by a canebreak rattlesnake Thursday morning.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man in critical conditions after rattlesnake bite When a snake bite victim arrived at Palomar Medical Center Wednesday night, an emergency room doctor issued an urgent order: get more antivenin. Ordinarily, it takes about 12 vials to counter the toxic effect of snake venom. The 36-year-old landscaper needed more than three times that amount. The victim's ordeal started Wednesday shortly before 6 p.m., when he felt a snake bite his hand as he cleared leaves from under a bush on a Deer Springs property. But en route to Palomar Medical Center, the victim's blood pressure plummeted, his breathing grew labored and his body started shaking. But after consulting a snake bite expert, the emergency room doctor ordered additional vials from Camp Pendleton. The man was treated with about 40 vials of antivenin.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Man's snake collection deadly, illegal An Indianapolis man is facing criminal charges after conservation officers found 15 venomous snakes at his home, including deadly cobras, rattlesnakes and a puff adder. Indiana Conservation Officer Angela Goldman said investigators will ask prosecutors to charge Michael Fillenwarth, 47, with 15 counts of possession of a dangerous reptile without a state permit.	Edit?
Minister dies from rattlesnake bite ROSE HILL, Va. -- A preacher bitten by a rattlesnake as he handled it during an Easter service at a rural church died after refusing medical treatment, authorities said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Mojave Rattlesnake Envenomation Protocol An excellent resource for medical personnel.	Edit?
Monticello man takes on rattlesnake, ends up in hospital Johnston, 75, a Jasper County farmer, on Sept. 19 came across an Eastern diamondback rattler crossing a road. He tried to kill the snake, but got close to dying himself. He spent two days in the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon after physicians treated him for the poisonous snake’s bite.He drove an International tractor over the snake, then backed over it to make sure it was dead. It was not. Johnston tried again, trapping the snake under the tractor’s left-front wheel. The snake writhed and hissed.(It is great to hear of a red-neck getting bit by a rattlesnake he is trying to kill. Also, I would question the snake being a Eastern Diamondback in Jasper County. Most likely, that far North, the snake would have been a Canebrake (Timber).Cro)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Of rattlesnake fangs and hypodermics Nancy's bite was definitely not dry, her finger quickly swelled to resemble a sausage and turned very dark; her lips felt numb and she was tingly all over. The ER doctor informed us that Nancy would be receiving 6 vials of antivenin (the anti-venom drug) at a cost of over $8,000 per vial... Nancy received a whopping 627 micrograms of the mercury-based preservative, thimerosal through her IV tube delivering the snake antivenin. Perhaps the scientists who make the stuff missed the research showing that mercury is a poor preservative and tragically neurotoxic. (Excellent article by a Dr. on the extremely high profit that hospitals make on CroFab and the dangers of the mercury preservative in that product).	Edit?
Orange Grove Area Rattlers: One Boy Is Bitten and Becomes a Hero Just yesterday, one of those rattlers wound up biting a five-year old boy, but there was much more to this story than meets the eye. A family was having a pool party to celebrate the end of school. Two kids asked if they could play on the slide and that's when a rattlesnake put an end to the party.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Oregon Police Officers Credited for Saving Young Child Bitten by Rattlesnake police and medical responders were credited with saving the life of a 3 1/2 year old child after the child was bitten by a rattlesnake .....	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Park's snakes tracked, but still attack My column Monday talked about how researchers are using technology to help track Michigan's massasauga rattlesnake sure struck a nerve for a visitor to the Orion Oaks park in Oakland County.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Pennsylvania woman used poisonous snakes to hold police at bay Jackson picked up two western diamondback rattlesnakes, a pygmy rattlesnake and two copperheads to try to keep police from taking her into custody,...... Jackson, who was raising the snakes for laboratories, received several bites during the standoff and was taken to a hospital after police subdued her with a stun gun.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Port St. Lucie man critical after rattlesnake bite Raymond Hunter, 44, something of a local guru on poisonous snakes, remains in critical condition today after one of his pets, a diamondback rattlesnake, sunk its fangs into his right hand early Saturday morning. Hunter has a doctorate in herpetology (the study of reptiles and amphibians), according to his Web site. The site also says he began immunizing himself against snake bites after discussing the procedure in 1991 with Bill Haast. Haast opened the Miami Serpentarium in 1947, extracting venom from snakes at the tourist attraction until 1985.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Port St. Lucie's Cobraman is feeling the bite Nearly 13 months later, Ray Hunter still experiences a tingling, "pins and needles" feeling in his right hand. But it could be worse, says Hunter, 45, a venomous-snake aficionado with a nickname of "Cobraman." "I didn't expect to live," said Hunter, recalling the October 2007 bite from an eastern diamondback rattlesnake, a monster at more than 5 feet he received through animal control officials days earlier. (has it really been 13 months allready ?)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Pygmy Rattler Sets Off Police Chase A high speed chase ended at the emergency room of the Putnam Community Medical Center, where the driver told police she was driving recklessly because her husband had been bitten by a snake. As 57-year-old Brenda Rimes of Bostwick was placed in handcuffs, she told the officer her husband had been bitten by a snake. As Rimes was being placed of the back of the patrol car, the passenger door of the SUV opened. A man got out, holding a dish with the remains of a pygmy rattlesnake.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rare rattlesnake bites local canine Whoop the dog might have found a rare Eastern massasauga rattlesnake the hard way Friday.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rare snake seen near site for IW cell tower Watch out for snakes. The canebrake rattlesnake, a venomous snake on the state's endangered species list, has been spotted within 11/4 miles of a proposed Cingular Wireless communications tower just west of Smithfield.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
ratelslangen.nl All about rattlesnakes in the wild and in captivity. With lots of pictures and a Rattlesnake Forum.	Edit?
Rattled snake handler relives bite scare Since living through a cobra attack in 2003, Weathers has been a regular on MTV’s “Wildboyz,” starred in the second “Jackass” movie. “My advice to anybody with snakes is this: Do not get bitten by a diamondback rattlesnake. Get bitten by a cobra instead.”	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattler roundup injects town with tourism dollars SHARON SPRINGS, Kan. — James White grabbed three prairie rattlesnakes by the tail, uncoiled them with a light shake and bit down on their tails.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattler: Behind the Fangs Rattler: Behind the Fangs” is the documentary about academic research involving venomous western diamondbacks and other rattlesnakes across the country. Aaron Krochmal a PHD graduate of ISU and ISU professor Dr. George Bakken came up with the new ideas about the snakes.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake The fascinating world of rattlesnakes (German)	Edit?
Rattlesnake bite claims life of Chino Valley woman A 63-year-old Chino Valley woman has died after being bitten by a Mojave rattlesnake, authorities said Tuesday. The snake, identified as a Mojave rattlesnake, was located and dispatched by Yavapai County animal control officers, Quayle said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake bite victim dies Oct. 12 Doug Hiler, the Cleveland man bitten by a rattlesnake more than a month ago, has died from the injuries he suffered in the incident. Hiler, 48, died Friday, Oct. 12, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake bite victims showing extreme symptoms The victim experiences extreme pain at the location of the bite, nausea, sometimes diarrhea. Then the mouth and throat swell, making it difficult to breath. The victim gets lightheaded, collapses and goes into shock – all within minutes of the strike.The potentially deadly symptoms used to be fairly rare, but toxicologists in Arizona, Colorado and California say they're seeing some or all of them more than ever, and that they could be contributing to an increase in fatal rattlesnake bites in Arizona.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake bites Lowes shopper Â	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake bites man eight times “He has been in ICU for 24 days,” Nancy Odom said. “The doctors are saying we are just taking it a day at a time right now.” (Just how does one manage to get bitten by a rattlesnake 8 times ?)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake bites two Jones youngsters Two Jones County boys made that discovery after they picked up a rattlesnake Thursday and were bitten........	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake Derby 'wholesome' The derby's Butcher Shop featured snakes being beheaded, gutted and skinned for onlookers	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake Envenomation Treatment Protocol An excellent resource for medical personnel.	Edit?
Rattlesnake in mailbox bites mailman NEW TAMPA - A mail carrier is recovering after being bitten by a poisonous rattlesnake that was hidden in a mailbox.He said the snake was an eastern diamondback rattlesnake, about a foot and a half long. Arango said he had to hit the snake repeatedly before it would let go. He said he wrapped up the wounds on his finger, and continued to deliver mail for about 10 to 15 minutes before he started feeling sick and realized he would need help.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake Man This is a website my son gave me for Christmas and includes over 100 photographs of various snakes.	Edit?
Rattlesnake Round-Up offers a bite to eat The 50th annual World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up is under way in Sweetwater in West Texas. The weekend wraps up Sunday with a rattlesnake meat-eating contest. More than 10,000 pounds of snake is normal; the 1982 event set a record at 17,986 pounds.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake roundup raises money, controversy while Claxton is about to celebrate its 40th annual Rattlesnake Roundup Family Festival, plenty of people don't approve.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake symposium at Tanglewood Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum, 443 Coleman Ave. in Elmira, will host the 2009 Timber Rattlesnake Symposium from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2. The symposium will feature Harry Greene, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University with his presentation, "Suburban Timber Rattlers in the Southern Tier: Can We Live With Dangerous Animals?" William Brown, an associate professor emeritus at Skidmore College, will discuss the research he has done over the past 30 years and what he thinks the future brings for the protected species. Dr. Dan Keyler, co-director of toxicology at Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation and professor at the University of Minnesota will present " When a Timber Bites: Timber Rattlesnake Envenomation."	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake Warning A baby rattlesnake bit a young boy at Cypress Canyon Park on Sunday, June 3, during a Scripps Ranch Girls Softball League tournament. The victim—a 3-year-old boy from Irvine—was bitten twice, once on each leg, while playing on a hill surrounding the Cypress Canyon softball fields.the little boy is in ICU in stable condition at Rady Children’s Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnake's bite was 'like watching it in slow motion' For young Tripp Ryan, a hike in the woods he grew up exploring turned into a life-or-death experience when he was suddenly bitten by a large rattlesnake.The ordeal that followed, including 11 days in intensive care at Shands Jacksonville, was one for the medical record books."I had tightness in my chest, no saliva, my vision was going and I had the sweats," he recalled. On the walk out, he called his dad, Zac, on his cell phone. Then he called 911. Emergency personnel took him to Orange Park Medical Center and after five hours he was transferred to Shands. Doctors began giving him the snake antivenin serum.After 18 to 20 vials, Tripp was still suffering the effects of the bite, and was not responding to the serum. Doctors decided to switch to an outdated version of the venom antidote. Tripp relapsed three times during the course of treatment and eventually took an astounding 88 vials of antivenin.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
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Rattlesnakes Grow Even While Starving Even when they are starving, rattlesnakes grow, eating themselves from within to gain length while reducing girth. This finding goes against previous reports that reptiles shrunk during lean times, as would be expected. The western diamondback rattlesnake can go two years without food. Marshall McCue of the University of Arkansas studied 16 of the venomous creatures for 168 days, or more than five months.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Rattlesnakes Hiss Way To Texas Roundup The 49th annual rattlesnake roundup started Friday in Sweetwater. Organizers expect more than 10,000 pounds of the reptiles eventually will be slithering around the Nolan County Coliseum floor	Edit?
Rattlesnakes in Los Angeles: What to do? This past weekend at an Earth Day cleanup in the Valley, a few teenage boys came upon a rattlesnake while picking up trash. Unfortunately, the overzealous teens killed it, something you're not supposed to do (as the San Diego Zoo says, "these beautiful animals are important to the environment because they control rodent populations.")	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Red River Parish, LA man dies after bite from pet snake COUSHATTA, La. (AP) — A Red River Parish man who kept caged rattlesnakes in the back of his pawn shop died after one of the rattlers bit him in the hand while he was feeding it.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Retired anesthesiologist dedicated to sharing his passion for herpetology He's smuggled snakes on a plane, transplanted radio transmitters into dozens of rattlesnakes and can instantly tell you the difference between a boa constrictor and a Burmese python. A retired anesthesiologist and principal founder of the Tucson Herpetological Society, Hardy also has finished up a 20-year stint sticking radio transmitters into blacktail rattlesnakes and then tracking their moves near his summer home in Portal.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Sandy Creek Weekend Harper's lecture was part of Sandy Creek's annual Snake Day, an opportunity for children and adults to learn about and even touch the often-misunderstood creatures. A number of venomous vipers - copperheads, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and coral snakes among them - call parts of Georgia home.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Scientist works to save highly poisonous snake from extinction Two 3-foot-long rattlesnakes are basking in the warm spring sun outside their burrow in a field at the Jennings Environmental Education Center near Butler, Pa.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Serpentoxin Laboratories, INC. ephasis on conservation of the Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake	Edit?
Snake bite at Wal Mart The Northwest Fire Department says the man was in the garden department at about 3:30 p.m. reaching for a bag of lava rock. That's when a 3.5 foot long Western Diamondback Rattlesnake bit him in the forearm.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snake bite sends Wharton student to ICU Though tiny, pygmy rattlesnakes can be deadly. Doctors already have given him 14 vials of antivenin and other medicine and expect he'll need at least another four. "It's burning and stinging and throbbing,'' Yokel said. "I mean, it's crazy the kind of pain I'm in and it's from one little reptile.'' (after 14 vials of CroFab, you would think that they would figgure out that it was doing no good at all)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snake bites 87-year-old, who kills it with her cane An 87-year-old woman was hospitalized Monday after she was bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake and beat it to death with a cane.The unidentified woman noticed what she thought was a stick just outside her Hunter's Green home and picked it up to move it, authorities said. The "stick" was a rattlesnake that bit her right hand. She used the cane in her other hand to beat it to death.(Someone ought to buy that old gal a pair of glasses)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snake Venoms Share Similar Ingredients Venoms from different snake families may have many deadly ingredients in common, more than was previously thought. A study published in the online open access journal BMC Molecular Biology has unexpectedly discovered three-finger toxins in a subspecies of the Massasauga Rattlesnake, as well as evidence for a novel toxin genes resulting from gene fusion. A cocktail of recognized venom toxin sequences was detected in the library, but the venom also contained three-finger toxin-like transcripts, a family of poisons thought only to occur in another family of snakes (Elapidae).	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snake, rattle and roll Jackie Bibby, a world champion snake-handler, shows off his skills at the 35th annual National Rattlesnake Sacking Championship in Taylor, Texas, at the weekend. The object of the championship is to get ten live rattlesnakes into a sack in the least possible time.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakebite prompts examination of procedures Norma Jean Brearley, walking barefoot, was rolling her trash can to the curb the afternoon of June 5 when she accidentally ran over a baby rattlesnake and was bitten. But when Brearley got to Kaiser Richmond, there was no antivenin.CroFab, the rattlesnake antivenin of choice, comes in powdered form and must be "reconstituted," which can take from 20 minutes to well over half an hour.There is no formal protocol in Contra Costa County regarding the destination hospital for snakebite victims and how much antivenin each hospital must stock, and a quick search of other emergency systems in the state reveals they do not have such special protocols either, Barger said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakebite reaction causes death A Ridgeway woman died last week from what doctors are calling a severe allergic reaction to a snakebite.A state medical examiner reviewed the case and doctors told the family that it “likely was an extremely rare allergic reaction to the venom. They said ordinarily in a worst case scenerio, a copperhead bite would cause a loss of limb. They said she would have had to have been bitten by 20 snakes at the same time to have caused her death,” “Another possible scenerio is that at some point in her life she had a bee sting or other insect bite that deposited an enzyme” which the snake venom interacted with, causing the extreme reaction. The poisonous snakes in this area are copperheads, timber rattlesnakes and canebrake rattlesnakes, he said. “The poison from these snakes can cause certain people a lot of problems but an average healthy adult human should be able to survive a bite of either of these with no medical attention,” Boyce said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakebite victim may face charge, DNR officer says LaPorte -- A man bitten by his pet rattlesnake was still hospitalized Wednesday and could be charged with possessing an illegal animal, authorities said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakebite victim's family sues -As a woman bitten by a rattlesnake during a church service in London struggled to breathe, hospital employees made derogatory comments about her religious beliefs rather than providing proper care, contributing to her death, a lawsuit charges. The case arises from the Nov. 5, 2006, death of Linda F. Long, 48, a London homemaker. Police said at the time that Long was handling a yellow timber rattler during a service at East London Holiness Church when the snake bit her on the right cheek.After being taken into the hospital at 8:09 p.m., Long said she was having trouble breathing, and asked for oxygen. Hospital employees gave her a portable, oscillating fan as they allegedly "snickered and made derogatory comments" to employees -- and Long's family -- about the religious beliefs and circumstances under which she was bitten.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakebite victim, 7, critical A 7-year-old St. Augustine boy opened his eyes yesterday for the first time after being bitten by at least two rattlesnakes Monday morning in St. Johns County.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakes alive: Local gun club in Monroeton hosts annual hunt The tell-tale rattle of the rattlesnake could be heard up close and in person at the Monroeton Rod and Gun Club on Sunday as it was holding its annual rattlesnake hunt.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakes for catching and for eating at round-up Rattlesnake lovers to gather in Sweetwater for 48th year By Elizabeth York Odessa American SWEETWATER It may not be pretty or clean or even completely safe, but it’s a time-honored tradition that looks like it’s gaining momentum with time. For the 48th year, the Sweetwater Jaycees of Sweetwater will host the World’s Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up from March 9 to March 12. The weekend will start with a parade, queen contest and dance, then move to snake hunting sessions, snake milking demonstrations and a cook-off featuring rattlesnake meat.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakes have a savior Jim Dix knows what it's like to have a rattlesnake problem on your hands. His family once fled their home in California when he was a kid because a pet rattler got loose in the house. "My parents had to go to a hotel for a week until I found it," says Dix, grinning at the memory.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakes in San Diego: Potent, Powerful Venom Cause for Concern For the second year in a row, UC San Diego Medical Center toxicologists are reporting unusually powerful snake bites and unusually extreme patient reactions to those bites. Since January, several patients have suffered bites with severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, often after a bite from the Southern Pacific Rattlesnake.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Snakes on a Plane in a Theater Debate: Where Did They Come From? The 'Snakes on a Plane' in a theater debate rages on in Phoenix. The slithery debate has all of Phoenix buzzing as police and snake experts differ on exactly what happened and how a baby diamondback rattlesnake made its way into a theater complex where the film 'Snakes on a Plane' was being shown.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Son's snake bite serves as lesson and reminder Our son Jacob was bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake.Initially, Jacob was taken to Mease Hospital. We assumed he would immediately be given antivenin, but apparently there can be side effects to this treatment and they use it with great caution, particularly in children. He was treated for his pain with morphine, and we waited and watched to see how far up his leg the venom would progress.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Squirrels Use Old Snake Skins To Mask Their Scent From Predators California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
SQUIRRELS WARD OFF SNAKES WITH HOT TAILS But ground squirrels don't heat their tails for all snakes. While the squirrels heat up for rattlesnakes, they keep their tails cool when flagging gopher snakes. The difference in signaling is likely related to the fact that rattlesnakes can sense infrared radiation, while gopher snakes	Edit?	Not yet rated.
State officials worry through rattlesnake season as antivenin supplies dwindle There's never a good time to get bitten by a rattlesnake, but now that already grim prospect is worse than ever.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Student Bitten by Snake A Billings first grader was in the hospital Friday afternoon after a rattlesnake bit her during school recess in the morning. Eagle Cliffs principal Lorrie Wolverton says she believes this is the first snakebite they've ever had at the school.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Tampa Postman OK After Getting Fang Mail From Likely Rattler Joe Pittman, a registered nurse at the hospital and a snakebite specialist for the Florida Poison Control Center, administered pain medication to Arango but no antivenin because Arango's symptoms weren't severe. He considered keeping Arango overnight to ensure he was in good health. Pittman said Arango identified the snake that bit him – brown with yellow spots – by indicating a photograph of an eastern diamondback rattlesnake. In Florida, bites from these snakes cause the most fatalities, he said. "It's not the first time I've heard of a snake in a mailbox," Pittman said, noting that snakes will seek a high perch after rain. "Snakes can get into amazing places. They'll flatten their bodies right out."	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Teen Recovers After Getting Bit By Rattlesnake "I went to go grab the clay pigeons and something nicked my finger," Ditus said. "So I whipped my finger back and I saw two puncture wounds." Ditus said he knew immediately he'd been bitten by a rattlesnake and he felt the venom beginning to work. Ditus needed anti-venom at Poudre Valley Hospital, which costs as much as $10,000 a dose.Ditus had 13 doses. (another crooked hospital charging 10 x their cost for CroFab !)	Edit?	Not yet rated.
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The snakes are here What makes the Mojave rattlesnake unique is that, like black mambas and cobras, the venom is neurotoxic, Banashek said. That means it can potentially alter the nervous system of a person who is bitten. As a member of the pit viper family, they can lunge and hit their prey as it's moving by - sensing it through their tongues - rather than striking downward like a cobra.	Edit?
Toddler Undergoes Extraordinary Treatment For Rattlesnake Bite The 2 ½-year-old boy was in critical condition May 4 when he arrived at Providence Tarzana, transferred from West Hills MedicalCenter, with a snake bite to his ankle and in need of pediatric specialists. The youngster was lethargic, and swelling spread from his ankle to his upper thigh. Blood tests showed the venom caused abnormalities in his blood, liver and muscle. Two orthopedic surgeons at Tarzana, who also are on staff at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, performed surgery to relieve the swelling, normally a controversial procedure, but necessary in this case. Over the course of boy's hospitalization, physicians used 40 vials - about $90,000 worth - of antivenin to combat the poison.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Trainers turn to rattlesnake poison Rattlesnake poison is becoming racing's new secret weapon. Shipments are being imported from America to help runners beat a serious physical problem so that they can produce their best form.	Edit?
Transmitters track snakes' every move Technology is helping Michigan's small but hardy population of the Eastern massasauga rattlesnake thrive.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
venomous.com I'd like to get photos of all the rattlesnake species up on the site, help would be much appreciated and attributed.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Video Shows Rattlesnake Bite Reptile Company Employee A pet store employee was recovering, Thursday morning, from a rattlesnake bite. The Florida snake handler was rushed to a Miami-Dade hospital that specializes in snake antivenin. The Strictly Reptiles Company breeds snakes and other reptiles. Employee Tony Cruz was cleaning the cage of the rattlesnake when the snake struck his hand as he was holding the lid as a shield.Some people say that it's very similar to slamming your finger in a car door," Cruz said.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
West Rutland author peers into secret lives of rattlers "Timber Rattlesnakes in Vermont & New York: Biology, History and the Fate of an Endangered Species" by Jon Furman (University Press of New England, 2007, 208 pages, $24.95 paperback) Every once in a while a book comes along that defies categorization. Such is the wonderful slithering conundrum that West Rutland author Jon Furman poses for booksellers with his "Timber Rattlesnakes in Vermont & New York."	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Wildlife officers take bite out of Ky. snake trade FRANKFORT, Ky. --Wildlife officers have arrested 10 Kentucky serpent traders and confiscated more than 100 rattlesnakes, copperheads, water moccasins and cobras.Wildlife officers made the arrests on Thursday, concluding a nearly two-year undercover investigation into Kentucky's snake trade. Those arrested were charged with illegally possessing, importing, buying or selling reptiles.Undercover officers purchased more than 200 illegal reptiles during the investigation, some of which were advertised for sale on Web sites. One such Web site lists copperheads for $50 each. Cobras for $450.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
Wonderful stories from the ‘snake man’ of Wellsville “Twentynine years ago, I found a hollowedout cavity in some soft earth made by a female black rat snake. In it were 16 eggs. But by the next day, a bulldozer had crushed the nest. All but one of those eggs were broken. I took that egg home, created a sawdust nest for it in an aquarium and watched it for weeks. Ives also told me about Pennsylvania rattlesnake hunts in which he participated. Unlike those Texas hunts in which hundreds of snakes are killed, these are carefully controlled. The snakes must be carefully captured alive, measured and marked so that records may be kept of their distribution. Then after the contest, the snakes are returned to where they were found.	Edit?	Not yet rated.
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‘The pain is still excruciating’ “I looked down, and there was this snake attached to my calf,” the Longmont man said of his April 28 encounter with a rattlesnake on Rabbit Mountain.	Edit?	Not yet rated.

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