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Rattlesnake Bite That Almost Killed Him | Sacramento News
An Idaho man narrowly escaped death after being bitten twice by a rattlesnake in his parents’ California backyard — one bite deep enough to inject venom directly into a vein. His condition spiraled over days, with antivenom helping only temporarily, until a dangerous blood clotting disorder forced a life-or-death transfer to Stanford after his local hospital ran out of medication. Over 12 days, he received 54 doses of antivenom — an extreme rarity — while battling critical symptoms in ICU. The incident underscores a dangerous spring surge in rattlesnake bites across California, where…
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