The Danger of Snakebites

A bite from a rattlesnake can be deadly, especially for small dogs, and there's no medical "magic bullet" that a veterinarian can administer. photo by Philip Kahn via Wikipedia

Today, on the New York Times Health blog, Nancy Harbert offers a harrowing tale of the day her dog, Betsy, was bitten by a rattlesnake while on a hike in New Mexico's Sandia Mountains.

Betsy hadn’t complained, but a couple of miles later, . . .

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