https://theworldwatch.com/tags/bitten-by-snake/ Wed 29 Jul 2026 18:26:15 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618081/california-woman-bitten-by-rattlesnake-while-barefoot-gardening/
<div>ALERT: Woman runs for her life after she was bitten by a rattlesnake while trimming rose bushes in her California front yard.</div> <div> </div> <div>Linda Martin was at her home near Santa Clarita, tending to her rose bushes barefoot, when she felt something bite her foot.</div> <div> </div> <div>She lifted up the bush to find a rattlesnake hiding under it and was bitten without the snake even making a noise.</div> <div> </div> <div>As she frantically dialed 911, she had no cell service, and after the 3rd attempt, her husband said: “Get in the car.”</div> <div> </div> <div>“Had my husband not been home, and I was here alone, I don’t know what would have happened.”</div> <div> </div> <div>California Poison Control System director Lee Cantrell says the state is outpacing last year's rattlesnake attacks by 20%.</div> <div> </div> <div>“Last year, we had a little over 400 calls about rattlesnake bites… And so far, in the first six months of 2026, we’ve had 250 calls.”</div> ]]> Wed 29 Jul 2026 10:41:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618081/california-woman-bitten-by-rattlesnake-while-barefoot-gardening/