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Three-Year-Old Bitten by Rattlesnake | Sacramento News
A California toddler narrowly escaped death after being bitten by a rattlesnake hiding under an Amazon package she grabbed from her yard. Her mom rushed her to the hospital, where she received her first dose of antivenom in a grocery store parking lot before being transferred to a pediatric ICU for two days and two more doses. This isn’t an isolated case — rattlesnake bites are surging in Southern California, with nearly 250 reported by early July and three fatalities. Experts link the spike to warmer weather in March. Another recent case involved a man who received 54 doses of antivenom and…
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