3-Year-Old Survives 3 Antivenom Doses After Rattlesnake Bit Her Under Amazon Package
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 22
3-Year-Old Survives 3 Antivenom Doses After Rattlesnake Bit Her Under Amazon Package
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 22
Summary
July 13 left a Santa Clarita 3-year-old in intensive care after a Southern Pacific rattlesnake hidden beneath an Amazon envelope bit her left hand as she reached for the delivery.
Three antivenom doses stabilized Addy after her mother rushed her to first responders at a grocery store parking lot and hospitals transferred her to a pediatric ICU.
Her father said the treatment worked and Addy is now doing well, though her hand remains bruised and she is still asking why the snake bit her.
California has logged 277 rattlesnake bites so far this year—nearly a normal full-year total—as heat waves since March boosted snake activity; three people have died, about two more than usual.