How long does it take for rattlesnake bites to kill?

Answer 1

The Rattlesnake venom is highly Hemotoxic. The venom travels through the bloodstream, destroying tissue and causing swelling, internal bleeding and intense pain. Some subspecies also contain a neurotoxic component in their venom that may cause paralysis. Rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal to adult humans. If an anti-venom treatment is given within the first 1-2 hours, the probability of recovery is nearly 99%. If anti-venom is not administered, death can happen within a few hours.

Answer 2

Anything from a few seconds to a number of days BUT - that depends on a number of factors:

Did the bite just scratch the skin or did the fangs go deep enough to puncture a vein or artery. If it was just a surface bite you should have more time than if it went deeper.

Next - what type of venom is it - venom works in different ways, affecting the blood, tissues, nervous system or breathing.

Does the nearest hospital have anti-venin readily available ?

Answer 3

That would depend upon the age and health of the individual, where on the body the bite occurred and species of rattlesnake. Bites to the head and face are the most dangerous as the blood drains to the brain here so death would happen quite rapidly. Most bites are to the extremities and, with proper medical treatment, fatalities are rare in healthy adults. Bites from the Mojave rattlesnake, particularly from specimens in southwestern Arizona, are the most dangerous as they are high in a neurotoxic component. I am aware of a trained herpetologist who received a minor bite on a finger from a Mojave, little more than a scratch. He got almost immediate medical treatment but succumbed to the bite in 21 hours.

It must also be noted that in a fairly high percentage of rattlesnake bites the snake injects no venom.

Answer 4

With proper medical treatment there are few deaths by rattlesnake bite. Even without treatment the survival rate is fairly high. A lot depends on the age and health of the individual bitten, the location of the bite as well as the species of snake. Bites usually take a number of days before they reach a state where death could result. Even some of the most dangerous snakes in the world do not kill in seconds,

Answer 5

The chances of dying from a venomous snakebite in the United States is nearly zero, because we have available high-quality medical care in the U.S. Fewer than one in 37,500 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the U.S. each year (7-8,000 bites per year), and only one in 50 million people will die from snakebite (5-6 fatalities per year).

Answer 6

Without prompt medical treatment it would take several hours or a day or more to die. However, if one is bitten on the body trunk or head, death can come much faster. With antivenin treatment, deaths are rare. Even without antivenin, deaths are not common but severe tissue damage can occur.

Answer 7

Most deaths occur between 6 and 48 hours after the bite. However, if antivenom treatment is given within 1-2 hours of the bite, the probability of recovery is greater than 99%.

Answer 8

it all depends on the snakeIt is said that it takes for some snakes 12 hours to kill a person

Answer 9

Most deaths occur between 6 and 48 hours after the bite. However, if antivenom treatment is given within 1-2 hours of the bite, the probability of recovery is greater than 99%.

Answer 10

Actually, few people die of rattlesnake bites if they receive proper medical treatment.