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Hospital runs out of antivenom after man bitten by rattlesnake
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk at WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· July 10, 2026
· 2 min read
A man in California needed every vial of antivenom a hospital had after he was bitten by a rattlesnake. Luckily, after being transferred to another facility, where he received more than a dozen more, he survived. Read more trending news Chris Howarth, who lives with his family in Idaho, was visit...
Key takeaway Read more trending news Chris Howarth, who lives with his family in Idaho, was visiting his parents in Oroville in May when he said he thought he had stepped on something sharp, but then noticed it was a rattlesnake, he told SF Gate.
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Published: July 10, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? A man in California needed every vial of antivenom a hospital had after he was bitten by a rattlesnake. Luckily, after being transferred to another facility, where he received more than a dozen more, he survived. Read more trending news Chris Howarth, who lives with his family in Idaho, was visit...
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