<![CDATA[How to Treat a Rattlesnake Bite - Mahalo]]> http://www.mahalo.com//how-to-treat-a-rattlesnake-bite en-US Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:53:30 UTC contact@mahalo.com contact@mahalo.com <![CDATA[In the movies, the most common treatment for snakebite is to cut open the wound and suck out the venom. While this is very dramatic and always seems to do the trick on screen, the reality is a bit different. Sucking out the venom is seldom effective and s]]> <![CDATA[If you or someone you know has been bitten by a rattlesnake, do not panic. A bite does not mean you have been injected with venom. Twenty-five percent of pit viper (which include the rattlesnake) bites are considered "dry bites," which means they are non-]]> <![CDATA[Every year, approximately 8,000 people are bitten by a venomous snake in the United States. Of these, less than fifteen die from the bite. Most deaths occur because the wound was untreated or the victim was too far away from medical help.]]>