A kindergartener remains hospitalized after being bit by a rattlesnake last Friday. The bite, which happened at Gerald Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells, came from a Colorado Desert sidewinder.
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Getting a snake bite when hiking is certainly scary and could be dangerous or even life-threatening, but the way you treat it ...
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Just because an animal is venomous doesn’t always mean it is “un-pettable.” Here are a couple of noteworthy exceptions.