KTVZ Reports– The Western rattlesnake can strike at any time and is the most venomous animal that lives in Central Oregon.
While Alyssa Walsh was camping at Prineville Reservoir a rattlesnake bit her.
90 minutes after the bite she was flown to St. Charles Bend and was immediately given anti-venom. throughout the night staff continuously checked on her breathing and swelling. It took 16 vials of anti-venom to cure the toxic bite.
SOURCE: KTVZ
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