As the weather heats up in Arizona, more and more rattlesnake bites are being reported, and medical professionals have some advice for the public, as the summer months get near.
As temperatures rise, officials in Arizona say people will have to start looking out for rattlesnakes and scorpions.
Shilling is recovering at Banner, after she was bitten by a rattlesnake while on a hike in Apache Junction. The snake bit Shilling's ankle, and she had to hike her way down the mountain to get to the ambulance."We are starting to see a lot more rattlesnakes envenomation," said a doctor at Banner.Get to a hospital as soon as possible"You don't want to do things that might make it worse, which would be a tourniquet. We don't apply that here in the U.S., and that can actually make it worse," said the doctor.
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