Rattlesnake bites up in Arizona as weather heats up

Western diamondback rattlesnake in defensive coil. (File photo by Wild Horizons/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

More people in in Arizona are being bit rattlesnakes as the weather heats up, and researchers are warning not just hikers but anyone who spends time outdoors to be on the lookout.

According to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center in Tucson and the Banner Poison and Drug Information Center in Phoenix, there have been 56 rattlesnake bites this year.

Most of those happened in April alone, which saw a huge spike in bites from the previous month.

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The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center says roughly 25% of rattlesnake bites happen to people gardening or doing yard work.

Anyone who is bitten by a rattlesnake should get to the hospital quickly.

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Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
1-800-222-1222
https://azpoison.com

Banner Poison & Drug Information Center  
(800) 222-1222 
https://www.bannerhealth.com/services/poison-drug-information

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