Three-year-old bitten by snake ‘hiding under’ Amazon package in California
The hospital then transferred her to another facility with a pediatric ICU, where she received two more doses of anti-venom, according to Barajas.The treatment appears to have worked.“She’s doing great now,” Barajas told KTLA, adding: “She’s still bruised on her left hand where she was bitten. Her spirits are high, her demeanor is great, but she keeps asking why she was bitten by a snake.”Rattlesnake bites have become more common in California this year, with heatwaves since March increasing snake activity. Three people have died this year, which is about two more than usual.
- ▪The hospital then transferred her to another facility with a pediatric ICU, where she received two more doses of anti-venom, according to Barajas.The treatment appears to have worked.“She’s doing great now,” Barajas told KTLA, adding: “She’
- ▪Her spirits are high, her demeanor is great, but she keeps asking why she was bitten by a snake.”Rattlesnake bites have become more common in California this year, with heatwaves since March increasing snake activity.
- ▪Three people have died this year, which is about two more than usual.
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‘Tragically, a southern pacific rattlesnake was hiding under the brown padded envelope and bit Addy’s left hand.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Tragically, a southern pacific rattlesnake was hiding under the brown padded envelope and bit Addy’s left hand.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesCaliforniaThree-year-old bitten by snake ‘hiding under’ Amazon package in California Toddler landed in ICU after a rattlesnake bit her while grabbing a package outside her family’s Santa Clarita homeRoque PlanasWed 22 Jul 2026 17.01 EDTLast modified on Wed 22 Jul 2026 17.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA three-year-old girl landed in the intensive care unit earlier this month after a rattlesnake bit her while she was trying to grab an Amazon package.Addy, the young girl,…
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