Renowned snake researcher dead after bitten by rattlesnake
Aug 13, 2022 4:28:09 GMT
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William H. “Marty” Martin, 80, was killed on Aug. 3 after he was bitten by a timber rattler on his property in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Snake bites are rarely fatal. The Centers for Disease Control estimates they account for about five deaths annually in the US. Dan Keyler, a toxicology professor at the University of Minnesota and an expert on snakebites, said a second snakebite can be more lethal than a first for some people.
Snake bites are rarely fatal. The Centers for Disease Control estimates they account for about five deaths annually in the US. Dan Keyler, a toxicology professor at the University of Minnesota and an expert on snakebites, said a second snakebite can be more lethal than a first for some people.