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Species	Subspecies	Name	Age	Gender	Year	Month	Date	Additional information	Location	City / County	State

Species	Subspecies	Name	Age	Gender	Year	Month	Date	Additional information	Location	City / County	State
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Priscilla Meridith	62	female	2019	June	12	Meridith was bitten by a rattlesnake while in a friend's garden on May 17 when she went to sit down. She was in a medically-induced coma for several weeks until her death on June 12. Meridith was not able to receive antivenom due to her allergies, which doctors said would have put her life at risk.		Waverly	GA
Copperhead	Copperhead	Oliver "Chum" Baker	52	male	2019	May	25	Baker was at his home near Lewis Smith Lake when he was bitten by a copperhead snake and lost consciousness within 2 minutes. CPR was performed and he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Baker was later airlifted to Huntsville Hospital, where he died on May 27.	Lewis Smith Lake	Winston County	AL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Lawrence Walters	70	male	2018	June	4	Walters was playing golf at the Elkhorn Ridge Golf Course in Spearfish. He was looking for a ball in tall grass when he was bitten on the ankle. He was rushed back to the clubhouse in a cart where another employee performed CPR until an ambulance arrived, but was pronounced dead at Spearfish hospital.	Elkhorn Ridge Golf Course	Spearfish / Lawrence County	SD
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Barry Lester	57	male	2018	April	29	Lester was driving down a road when he spotted the rattlesnake. He tried to move it to safety but was bitten on both hands. Lester collapsed shortly thereafter and was pronounced dead.		Osage County	OK
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Daniel Hohs	31	male	2017	October	7	Hohs was bitten on the ankle while hiking near Golden, Colorado. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead the following day.	n/a	Golden	CO
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Wayne Grooms	71	male	2016	June	12	Grooms was in the Santee National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina when a rattlesnake bit his lower left leg. He collapsed and died within 15 minutes. He may have had an undisclosed condition which contributed to the severity of his reaction to the bite.	Santee National Wildlife Refuge	Summerton	SC
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	John David Brock	60	male	2015	July	28	Brock was bitten during a religious service at a Pentecostal Church in Jenson, Kentucky. He refused treatment and died in his brother's home.		Jenson	KY
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Russell E. Davis	39	male	2015	July	19	Davis was sitting by a fire at his family's camp in Elk County, Pennsylvania when he was bitten by a rattlesnake. He was taken to a hospital and from there airlifted to a Pittsburgh-area hospital. While in the helicopter, Davis suffered a cardiac arrest and was subsequently pronounced dead upon arrival to the hospital. The cause of death was an anaphylactic reaction from the snake's venom. No autopsy was performed and the death was ruled accidental.		Elk County	PA
Cobra	Monocled cobra	Grant Thompson	18	male	2015	July	14	Thompson was found unresponsive in his car in a Lowe's store parking lot in Austin, Texas. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. A monocled cobra that he was known to own was missing and was later found dead nearby, having been run over by a car [17] An autopsy was performed and Thompson's death was ruled a suicide.		Austin	TX
Cottonmouth	Cottonmouth	Gilbert De Leon	37	male	2015	May	23	De Leon was bitten on each leg while wading in the James River near Nixa, Missouri. After the bite, he did not seek medical attention and died the next day. The county coroner stated the cause of death listed on the death certificate states "Undetermined" because De Leon also had a lethal level of the narcotic oxycodone in his system, along with alcohol and a non-lethal level of hydrocodone.	James River	Nixa	MO
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	David Giles	59	male	2015	May	20	Giles, of Watkinsville, Georgia, was bitten while he was alone in Arnoldsville, Georgia. He normally carried a snakebite kit but did not have it with him this time. He drove to a nearby house to seek help, and collapsed.	Arnoldsville	Arnoldsville	GA
Copperhead	Copperhead	Timothy Levins	52	male	2014	July	8	While camping at Sam A. Baker State Park in Missouri, Levins walked outside, saw a snake, and brought it to his son's attention. When he picked it up, the snake bit him. Levins walked back into the cabin, washed his hand at the kitchen sink and sat down on the couch. When he became sick, someone from a neighboring cabin came over to help and performed CPR. Levins was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.	Sam A. Baker State Park	Patterson	MO
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Brayden Bullard	4	male	2014	June	20	Bitten while planting watermelons in his backyard in Bryceville, Florida. He was rushed to the hospital, but died 2 weeks later.		Bryceville	FL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Jamie Coots	42	male	2014	February	15	Coots was bitten on the right hand during a service at his Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky. After the bite, Coots dropped the snakes, but then picked them back up and continued the ceremony. Later, he was driven to his home. When paramedics arrived, his relatives refused medical treatment for him, saying it was inconsistent with his religion. He died at home.		Middlesboro	KY
Rattlesnake	Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Daniel Frank Mitchell	53	male	2013	September	20			Salem	AL
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Ernest Burch	80	male	2013	July	2	Burch found the snake in his garage in Armuchee, Georgia. Not wanting to kill it, he tried moving it out with a broom but lost his balance, fell on top of the snake, and was bitten on his left arm. He was rushed to the hospital and received eight vials of antivenom, but died 30 hours later.		Armuchee	GA
Unknown	Unknown	Jack Redmond	70	male	2012	October	2	He was likely killed by one of the 24 venomous snakes he kept in his home in Chesterfield, Virginia.		Chesterfield	VA
Copperhead	Copperhead	Terry Brown	50	male	2012	July	n/a	Brown died of a heart attack one day after he was bitten by a copperhead snake while camping on the Current River, Missouri. The coroner's office listed the cause of death as a heart attack, with the snake bite as a contributing factor. Witnesses told investigators that Brown had seen a snake in one of the tents and was trying to remove it when the snake bit him on the right thumb.	Current River	n/a	MO
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Mark Randall Wolford	44	male	2012	May	28	Wolford was bitten on the thigh while handling a timber rattlesnake as part of an outdoor religious service at Panther State Forest in McDowell County, West Virginia. Wolford did not initially seek medical treatment for his injury, but was taken to Bluefield Regional Medical Center when his condition began to deteriorate some eight hours later. Wolford was a pastor and often handled his pet snake during church services. Wolford's father, Mack Wolford, died in 1983 under similar circumstances.	Panther State Forest	McDowell County	WV
Black Mamba	Black Mamba	Aleta Stacy	56	female	2011	June	n/a	Found dead in her home in Putnam Co., NY. She illegally kept numerous venomous snakes in her home, one of which was a Black Mamba.	n/a	Putnam County	NY
Rattlesnake	Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Mark Shaw	47	male	2011	April	5	Shaw was bitten by a rattlesnake he was trying to kill in Bastrop County, Texas.		Bastrop County	TX
Copperhead	Copperhead	Wade Westbrook	26	male	2011	January	29	Westbrook was bitten just above the right elbow while handling a copperhead; he had been attempting to determine the snake's sex. According to witnesses, he "tried to extract the venom with a tool after he was bitten, then he began coughing and vomiting before he collapsed." Westbrook was pronounced dead on arrival at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The cause of death was determined to be "anaphylactic shock as a result of the snake bite." Westbrook had been bitten previously by a Copperhead, which may have made him hypersensitive to snake venom.	n/a	Chattanooga	TN
Rattlesnake	Southern Pacific Rattlesnake	William Price	67	male	2010	October	13	Price was bitten above the right ankle while wading across a stream near Cuyamaca Reservoir in Cuyamaca, California. He had been taking part in a study of steelhead trout that was funded by a state Department of Fish and Game grant. According to witnesses, Price "stopped breathing within minutes" of being bitten. The bite marks on his foot were reportedly an inch and a half across. Price was airlifted to Palomar Medical Center, but later died.	Cuyamaca Reservoir	Cuyamaca	CA
Rattlesnake	Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Peyton Hood	1	female	2010	Aug.	11	Accidentally stepped on baby Western Diamondback while climbing down ladder at Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. The snake struck her main artery. She was rushed to the hospital, but died within a few hours.	Possum Kingdom Lake	Palo Pinto County	TX
Rattlesnake	Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	George Yancy	35	male	2010	May	9	Yancy was bitten while pulling up his pants in Smithville, Texas.	n/a	Smithville	TX
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Richard Rupert	68	male	2009	October	10	Rupert was hunting with his grandson in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.		Oglethorpe County	GA
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	James David Bear	37	male	2008	January	29	Bitten on his right thumb at his mobile house. The canebrake rattlesnake that bit him was one of 179 snakes he kept and bred in various containers and 84 of the snakes were venomous species.	n/a	Deming	NM
Rattlesnake	Mojave Rattlesnake	Jackie Ledwell	63	female	2007	October	n/a	Ledwell was bitten while taking a walk in Paulden, Arizona.		Paulden	AZ
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Douglas John Hiler	48	male	2007	September	1	Hiler was bitten on his left hand while attempting to cut off the rattles from what he thought was a dead snake that he came across in the road while driving near Cleveland, Georgia. Medical help was summoned immediately but took 45 minutes to arrive. He survived in intensive care for 42 days before succumbing to the effects. He was reportedly very allergic to bee stings and poison ivy.		Cleveland	GA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Linda Long	48	female	2006	November	5	Long died after being bitten by a snake during a serpent-handling service at church.	East London Holiness Church	London	Kentucky
Eastern coral snake	Eastern coral snake	Inocencio Hernandez-Hernandez	29	male	2006	June	10	Hernandez-Hernandez became the first person to die in the United States from a fatal coral snake bite since 1967. He and Jesus Moreida, both of Bonita Springs, Florida, were bitten by a coral snake they tried to kill.		Bonita Springs	FL
Rattlesnake	Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Joe Guidry	54	male	2005	October	n/a	Guidry, the Putnam County, Florida, fire marshal, went to help a neighbor who had spotted a rattlesnake while mowing grass. He shot at the snake; it went under a shed, and Guidry was bitten when he reached for it.		Putnam County	FL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Marcus Wolf	35	male	2005	September	12	Wolf, a German tourist, was bitten while hiking near Willcox, Arizona.		Willcox	AZ
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Margaret Wilson White	54	female	2005	July	n/a	White was bitten in Hays County, Texas, near Wimberley along Ranch Road 12, about a quarter mile west of County Road 213.	Wimberley along Ranch Road 12	Hays County	TX
Viper	Urutu pit viper	Alexandria Hall	44	female	2004	September	6	Bitten at her home and died two days later from a bleed in the brain.	n/a	NORTH COLLEGE HILL	OH
Copperhead	Copperhead	Trent Leprette	31	male	2004	June	20	Leprette was bitten on each hand while swimming in Saugahatchee Creek near Loachapoka, Alabama on June 16, 2004. He was admitted to East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika; he developed complications and died after several days of treatment.	Saugahatchee Creek	Loachapoka	AL
Rattlesnake	Southern Pacific Rattlesnake	Ross Cooke	50	male	2003	May	n/a	Cooke was killed in Lyle Creek, San Bernardino County, California, having stepped on a snake he mistook for a log.	Lyle Creek	San Bernardino County	CA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Pat Hughes	45	male	2002	August	n/a	Hughes was bitten on the finger by a small snake in his own garage. He was admitted to Sierra Vista Regional Health Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and treated with antivenom, but died of "complications associated with the bite."		Sierra Vista	AZ
Rattlesnake	Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Derek Lema	2	male	2000	September	16	Lema was bitten in the thigh by a rattlesnake while helping his father, Victor Lema, in their Lakewood Ranch, Florida, backyard.		Lakewood Ranch	FL
Viper	Gaboon viper or hog-nosed sand viper	Anita Finch	33	female	1999	Reported December 17	n/a	Finch was bitten by either of these snakes she kept as pets in her Van Nuys, California home.	n/a	Van Nuys	CA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	John Wayne "Punkin" Brown, Jr.	34	male	1998	October	3	Brown was bitten while handling rattlesnake during a religious service in Macedonia, Alabama. He had reportedly survived 22 previous snake bites. Brown's wife, Melinda, had been killed by a snake during a religious service three years earlier, in August 1995. The Browns left five children orphaned.		Macedonia	AL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Daril Ray Collins	23	male	1997	December	14	Collins was bitten during a religious service in the community of Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky.	Arjay	Bell County	KY
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Dewey Bruce Hale	40	male	1995	January	15	Hale was bitten on the hand while removing a rattlesnake from a box during a religious service in Enigma, Georgia.		Enigma	GA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Melinda Brown	28	female	1995	August	8	Brown was bitten while handling a snake during a religious service in Middlesboro, Kentucky on August 6, 1995. She died two days later. Brown's husband, Dewey "Punkin" Brown, was killed by snake during a religious service in 1998.		Middlesboro	KY
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Kale Saylor	77	male	1995	March	8	Saylor, a Pentecostal preacher, was bitten while handling a rattlesnake during a religious service in Bell County, Kentucky. Saylor figured prominently in David Kimbrough's 2002 book, Taking Up Serpents: Snake Handlers of Eastern Kentucky.		Bell County	KY
Cobra	Indian cobra	Brian Leslie West	25	male	1992	May	29	Mr. West, who resided in Emmitsburg, Maryland, had a state permit to keep more than two dozen snakes. He was tending an Indian Cobra in his basement when the snake bit him on the foot. Five minutes later he went into cardiac arrest and never awoke. He was pronounced dead an hour later at Frederick Memorial Hospital.		Emmitsburg	MD
Rattlesnake	Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Curtis Davison	22	male	1989	August	19	Davison was bitten on the top of his right hand as he transferred a six-foot rattlesnake from one cage to another at Silver Springs Nature Park near Ocala, Florida.	Silver Springs Nature Park	Ocala	FL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Glenn R. Alexander	29	male	1987	March	25	Alexander was bitten during the 23rd Annual Brownwood Rattlesnake Roundup in Brownwood, Texas, on March 21, 1987, and died four days later.		Brownwood	TX
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Mack Ray Wolford	39	male	1983	August	28	Wolford was bitten on the arm by a timber rattlesnake during religious services at the Lord Jesus Temple in Mile Branch, near Iaeger, West Virginia. Wolford did not initially seek medical treatment. An ambulance was summoned eight hours after Wolford had been bitten, but he died during transport to Stevens Clinic in Welch, West Virginia. Wolford's son, Mark Wolford, died in 2012 under similar circumstances.	Lord Jesus Temple in Mile Branch	Iaeger	WV
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	John Holbrook	38	male	1982	August	n/a	Reverend Holbrook was bitten while handling a rattlesnake during religious services in Oceana, West Virginia. Holbrook reportedly refused medical assistance because his religion did not permit it.		Oceana	WV
Copperhead	Copperhead	Gregory Lee Hall	3	male	1976	May	31	Bitten on the right hand by a copperhead he picked while playing near his home in Jacksonville, Alabama, on May 31, 1976.		Jacksonville	AL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Curtis Mounts	61	male	1974	May	19	Mounts was bitten on the right arm while handling a snake during a religious service in Bens Run, West Virginia, on May 16, 1974. He died three days later.		Bens Run	WV
Rattlesnake	Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Richard Lee Williams	33	male	1974	April	2	Rev. Williams, of Columbus, Ohio, was bitten while handling a snake during a religious service in Switzer, West Virginia, on April 4, 1974.		Switzer	WV
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Gordon D. Ball	34	male	1973	August	5	Ball was presumably bitten by a snake, possibly a massasauga, while traveling alone through Bergen-Byron Swamp on a "picture-taking expedition". A five-day police search recovered Ball's body from a small clearing "near Warboys Road, on the swamp's northern perimeter." An autopsy report listed snakebite as the presumptive cause of death.	Bergen-Byron Swamp	Bergen	NY
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Beulah Bucklen	59	female	1972	September	24	Bucklen, of Charleston, West Virginia, was bitten while handling a snake during a religious service in Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia on September 16, 1972. She died eight days later.		Fraziers Bottom	WV
Rattlesnake	Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Susan Mary Gaboury	34	female	1972	September	13	While driving near St. Augustine, Florida, Gaboury had stopped to relieve herself in the bushes beside the road. Thinking she had been pricked by a spiny plant, possibly the Spanish bayonet, she went to the emergency room, where she was treated for an allergic reaction and released. She returned home and was found dead the next morning. A snake expert determined from the size of the bite that Gaboury had likely been bitten by a diamondback rattler.		St. Augustine	FL
Cottonmouth	Cottonmouth	Bryan L. Bristow	28	male	1971	December	29	Bristow had been collecting snakes in a bag when he was bitten on the hand by a cottonmouth moccasin in Garyville, Louisiana, on December 29, 1971.		Garyville	LA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	James Saylor	24	male	1967	February	20	Bitten while handling a rattlesnake during a religious service in Covington, Kentucky, on February 19, 1967.		Covington	KY
Cobra	King cobra	Wesley Howard Dickinson	45	male	1966	July	10	An experienced herpetologist, Dickinson was bitten while force-feeding an 8-foot Indian king cobra in Santa Ana, California, on July 10, 1966. Dickinson had previously survived bites from other cobras, rattlesnakes, a cottonmouth and a Gila monster.	n/a	Santa Ana	CA
Rattlesnake	Mojave Rattlesnake	Frederick A. Shannon	43	male	1965	August	31	Bitten on a finger of his left hand by Mojave rattlesnake while collecting specimens near Klondyke, Arizona, on August 29, 1965. Shannon was one of the foremost American herpetologists, a physician and an expert on snakebite, having coauthored a manual for the U.S. armed services. He died on August 31, 1965, after being airlifted to a hospital in Los Angeles.		Klondyke	AZ
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Donald Bebis	1	male	1965	August	4	15-month-old Don Bebis was playing in the yard at his home in Cat Creek, Montana, when he was bitten on both legs on August 4, 1965.		Cat Creek	MT
Viper	African puff adder	Jerry de Bary	37	male	1964	January	27	De Bary, the director of the Salt Lake City Zoo, was bitten on the left forearm by a South African puff adder when he opened the cage to tend to the animal.	Salt Lake City Zoo	Salt Lake City	UT
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Columbia Gay Hagerman	22	female	1961	September	28	Hagerman was bitten on the right thumb during her first snake handling at a church service in Jolo, West Virginia. She declined medical assistance and died at her parents' home. Her parents had previously been bitten several times by copperheads and rattlesnakes, recovering each time without seeking treatment.		Jolo	WV
Rattlesnake	Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Jimmy Cornell	14	male	1961	March	15	Bitten on the hand by diamondback rattler while reaching into a gopher hole in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 11, 1961. He died four days later.		Fort Myers	FL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	David P. Henson	74	male	1959	July	26	Rev. Henson, described as an "elderly minister" in the Free Holiness Church, was bitten on the hand while handling a rattlesnake during a religious service in Robinwood, Alabama. Relatives report that he had been handling snakes for "more than 30 years" and that he had survived several bites during that time.		Robinwood	AL
Boomslang	Boomslang	Karl P. Schmidt	67	male	1957	September	26	Schmidt, a renowned herpetologist, died in Chicago while documenting the effects of a venomous bite of a snake he was trying to identify. The snake was later identified as a juvenile African boomslang.		Chicago	IL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Anna Marie Yost	46	female	1955	August	29	Bitten on the arm while handling a rattlesnake during a religious service in Savannah, Tennessee, on August 29, 1955. Her brother, Mansel Covington, a well-known snake handler, was bitten on both hands during the same service but survived. The event is recounted in writer Dennis Covington's 1995 book, Salvation on Sand Mountain.		Savannah	TN
Unknown	Unknown	George Went Hensley	74	male	1955	July	25	Hensley died from a bite sustained while handling snakes during a religious service in Florida.	n/a	n/a	FL
Cobra	Cobra	Frieda Hoxter	25	female	1955	March	6	A German immigrant to the U.S., performing as "Princess Naja" at a night club in Baltimore, Maryland, was bitten by one of two cobras she used in her performance. She died at St. Joseph's Hospital, where she had been hospitalized previously for earlier snakebites.		Baltimore	MD
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Karen Perry	1	female	1953	June	26	15-month-old Perry was playing in the backyard of her home in Tujunga, California, when she was bitten on the hand by a "pencil thin", 18-inch long rattlesnake.		Tujunga	CA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Nathaniel Akins	25	male	1951	August	18	Bitten by a "giant rattlesnake" while cutting pulpwood alongside the Orlando Highway in Kissimmee, Florida, on Augusta 18, 1951.		Kissimmee	FL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Ruthie Craig	50	female	1951	July	15	Bitten on the right forearm while handling a rattlesnake during a religious service in New Hope, Alabama, on July 15, 1951.		New Hope	AL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Ben Padgett	26	male	1949	September	2	Bitten below the left knee while cutting trees near Maxville, Florida on September 2, 1949.	n/a	Maxville	FL
Cobra	Indian cobra	Grace Olive Wiley	64	female	1948	July	20	Wiley, an experienced herpetologist, who was known as the "Queen of the Cobras" for her work in the movie industry, was posing for a photograph with a juvenile cobra when she was bitten after a flashbulb startled the snake.		Cypress	CA
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Mrs. Floyd Butterbaugh	22	female	1947	July	18	Mrs. Butterbaugh was bitten by a timber rattler at her home on Piney Creek, 12 miles east of Chillicothe, Ohio near the Tar Hollow State Forest. She was picking beans in her garden when she was bitten. She died the next day. This is the last known fatality from a wild snake bite in the state of Ohio.	Piney Creek	Chillicothe	OH
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Jerry Frier	7	male	1943	June	22	Frier died from rattlesnake bite in Lafayette County, Florida.		Lafayette County	FL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Dorothy Louise Key	8	female	1942	May	1	Bitten while walking in woods near her home in Bradenton, Florida.	n/a	Bradenton	FL
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Mahel Coffey	10	female	1941	July	21	Bitten by a rattlesnake while picking berries near her home in Lenoir, North Carolina.		Lenoir	NC
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	John Charles Goss	2	male	1941	June	23	Bitten beneath the right knee while at a picnic near the city reservoir alongside the Willow Creek Highway in Bradford, Pennsylvania.	Willow Creek Highway	Bradford	PA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Reba Ann Cooper	2	female	1940	April	28	The daughter of a rancher, Cooper was bitten by a rattlesnake on a ranch near Rocksprings, Texas.		Rocksprings	TX
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Paul D. Emerson	50	male	1937	September	17	Dr. Emerson, a nationally known soil expert, was found dead on a trail eight miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota. Bitten on the left leg by a snake, Dr. Emerson had applied a tourniquet below the knee and made an incision over the wound with razor blade before he died.		Rapid City	SD
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Marshal Ray Weddle	5	male	1937	July	24	Bitten while playing near his home in Riggins, Idaho.		Riggins	ID
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	B.T. Walley	34	male	1937	July	21	Bitten while walking near Laurel, Mississippi.		Laurel	MS
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Alfred Weaver	35	male	1936	May	4	Weaver, a 35-year-old itinerant was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake during a "faith" demonstration at a revival service in Bartow, Florida on May 3, 1936. He died the next day after refusing medical treatment.		Bartow	FL
Copperhead	Copperhead	Jess Correll	28	male	1931	July	24	A farmer, Correll was bitten on the hand, while in the hay loft of his barn near Washington, Indiana.	n/a	Washington	IN
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Wilmer Hassinger	15	male	1929	June	15	Bitten while fishing along Rattling Creek near Lykens, Pennsylvania.	Rattling Creek	Lykens	PA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Maggie Collins	33	female	1929	May	29	Collins died from a rattlesnake bite while picking blackberries in Grady County, Georgia.		Grady County	GA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Rebecca Nimmons	19	female	1928	July	n/a	Nimmons was killed by a rattlesnake in Pickens County, South Carolina.		Pickens County	SC
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Jane Lancaster	66	female	1921	August	21	The bite occurred in Franklin Township at Snake Hollow, near the present-day Scioto Trails State Forest, southeast of Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. An article in the Chillicothe Gazette explained that it could not be confirmed whether the bite Lancaster suffered was from a copperhead or rattlesnake. Given the severity of her wounds, it was likely a timber rattlesnake.	Scioto Trails State Forest	Chillicothe / Ross County	OH
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Gustav A. Link	51	male	1917	August	15	Link was showing his pet timber rattlesnake to a group of University of Pittsburgh students in the taxidermy lab of Carnegie Museum. While putting the snake back into its cage, Link was bitten on his right index finger. Link was admitted to Mercy Hospital and treated. Herpetologist Raymond Ditmars sent antivenom from New York by train in the custody of a Pullman porter. Antivenom was administered 12 hours after the bite, but Link died 15 hours after the bite.	Carnegie Museum	Pittsburgh	PA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Helen Moomey	4	female	1915	September	23	Moomey died from a rattlesnake bite she received while playing with friends near her house in Billings County, North Dakota. The prairie rattlesnake is the only venomous snake in North Dakota.	n/a	Billings County	ND
Rattlesnake	Prairie Rattlesnake	Two Wilson children		n/a	1913	June	n/a	The children were bitten and died while their family was sleeping on the North Dakota prairie.			ND
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Frank Stankiewicz	57	male	1910	July	9	Stankiewicz, a Lithuanian immigrant, trapped a rattlesnake while fishing near Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. When he attempted to pull off the rattles, the snake escaped and bit him twice.		Nanticoke	PA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Mary Bull	12	female	1907	July	9	Bull died from a rattlesnake bite in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The timber rattlesnake is the only species of rattlesnake in this region.		Shenandoah County	VA
Rattlesnake	Prairie Rattlesnake	Frank Benham	2	male	1903	September	25	Benham died from a rattlesnake bite in Adams County, Colorado, 17 miles north of Deer Trail.		Adams County	CO
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Edward Comstock	39	male	1900	September	25	Comstock died as result of a bite from a rattlesnake during a snake handling exhibition on Water Street in Chillicothe, Ohio. A newspaper article read: "Edward Comstock, manager of a snake show, was bitten by a rattlesnake at Chilll- cothe, O., last week and died, in terrible agony. His hand and arm swelled to an enormous size. Every known antidote was tried without avail. He was changing the snakes and put his hand into a box, when the rattler bit him. He had handled snakes for years."	Water Street	Chillicothe	OH
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Belinda Rourke	6	female	1891	June	n/a	Rourke died from a bite while playing near a pile of rocks near the family's ranch in the Purgatory River Valley of southern Colorado. The child survived for a day after the bite.	Purgatory River Valley	n/a	CO
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Rebecca O. Andrews	28	female	1890	n/a	n/a	Andrews died from a rattlesnake bite in Kansas.			KS
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	James Ananias Brannon	2	male	1882	July	n/a	Brannon died from a rattlesnake bite received while lying on a blanket in Texas.		n/a	TX
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	George Sides	6	male	1873	May	30	Sides died in Texas of a rattlesnake bite.		n/a	TX
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Frederick Louis Niemann		male	1873	n/a	n/a	Niemann died in Saline County, Kansas, from a rattlesnake bite.		Saline County	KS
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	William A. Perrin		male	1859	n/a	n/a	Perrin was killed by a rattlesnake at Stribling Springs in Augusta County, Virginia. The timber rattlesnake is the only rattlesnake in the state.	Stribling Springs	Augusta County	VA
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Maggie Lee		female	1854	October	24	She was the first child to die of a snakebite in Parker County, Texas.		Parker County	TX
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	H. M. Pettigrew	31	male	1841	August	15	Pettigrew died from a rattlesnake bite while clearing land in Fannin County, Texas.		Fannin County	TX
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Richardson, infant son of Wm. & Ella		n/a	1796	n/a	n/a		Richardson Cemetery	Town of Springport	NY
Rattlesnake	Timber Rattlesnake	Unknown person		n/a	1791	n/a	n/a	This was the last fatal snakebite in the state of Massachusetts.			Massachusetts
Rattlesnake	Rattlesnake	Child	5	n/a	1790	August	28	A child was bitten by a rattlesnake, and died the next day, in Hardwick, Massachusetts.		Hardwick	MA

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