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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake snapped at the employee around 4 p.m. in a “behind the scenes area” not open to guests, the zoo’s communications director Michelle CurleyShe had only received a partial bite and did not require antivenom, Curley said, adding her prognosis is good.The exact circumstances surrounding the attack were not clear.
When threatened, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake sounds its iconic rattle as a final warning before striking and can strike as far as two-thirds of its body length, according to theThe toxin in their venom, called hemotoxin, kills red blood cells and causes tissue damage, which can be fatal to humans.They are the largest rattlesnake in the world — with some adults reaching 8 feet in length — and the most venomous snake in North America.
The toxin in their venom, called hemotoxin, kills red blood cells and causes tissue damage, which can be fatal to humans.
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