A 6-year-old Colorado boy died after a rattlesnake bite: What to know if you're bitten – USA TODAY

A 6-year-old boy died as a result of a rattlesnake bite near Colorado Springs, Colorado, prompting warnings about what you should and should not do if you or your pet is bitten by the venomous snake.
The boy was bitten in Security-Widefield on July 5 and died Saturday, according to Colorado Springs TV station KRDO.
Fatal rattlesnake bites are rare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 7,000 to 8,000 people a year in the USA are bitten by venomous snakes, resulting in about five deaths a year. In Colorado, the most recent fatal rattlesnake bite before last week’s was in 2017, when a 31-year-old Colorado man died after being bitten near Golden.
The boy’s death prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to release the below lists of what to do – and what not to do – after a rattlesnake bite, according to the HerpMed website, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and American Red Cross.
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