On last week’s “Up Close Show,” Gary Daigneault had a conversation with Danielle Wall, an animal rescuer and reptile relocator who lives and works in the high desert. Wall is known for coming out to properties throughout the Morongo Basin and removing rattlesnakes relocating creatures to appropriate habitats for the last five years.
Wall dispelled two myths about rattlesnakes, the first is that anti-venom is dependent on species.
“Anti-venom is available for all the people. That anti-venom is locked and loaded, and you don’t need to know what kind of species of rattlesnake it is, the hospitals are going to be equipped to handle a snakebite.
She explained that most vets will be able to provide anti-venom to a dog. The second rattlesnake she busted is about the potency of baby rattlesnakes.
“This is the top myth I hear, people say that babies are more venomous. It’s actually the complete opposite. I’ve seen rattlesnakes get milked, when the venom gets extracted, and the baby rattlesnakes give just a little droplet of that venom. It’s still very significant, don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to downplay a baby rattlesnake bite, it is still a hospitalization, but you would see when an adult rattlesnake gets milked, there is a significant more amount of venom.”
Danielle Wall busts rattlesnake myths on “Up Close Show”
