Very slim. To date, there has only been 6 survivors using a specialized protocol called the Milwaukee protocol. This involves putting the patient in a drug-induced coma, and essentially treating the symptoms, hoping for the patients immune system to mount a response.
Rattlesnake Bite was created in 1985.
No, antivenin is used to treat the bite of a rattlesnake.
Stay away from them. They will not bite if you do not threaten them. They will back off if given the chance as they have more fear of you than you of them.
A nonvenomous snake bite will usually heave two parallel rows of tiny puncture wounds from the teeth. A rattlesnake bite will usually have two larger puncture wounds from the fangs. See the image of a rattlesnake bite above.
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The same as they are today.
The same as if you were bitten today.
A rattlesnake wouldn't be able to eat a human. Snakes can't bite parts off, so they are limited to eating things they can swallow whole. And a human, even a child, would simply be too big for a rattlesnake to swallow.
Depends on where in world you are. Even a bite from a rabid dog can be successfully treated in the U.S. these days -- though treatment is not pleasant.
just like any other rattler.
The strike from a rattlesnake is faster than a boxer's punch and has been estimated at up to 60 miles per hour.
Most bites can be cured with antivenin treatment.