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Bossche says the encounter with the rattler hasn't scared her off the trails for good.
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Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
One day, state law enforcement officers showed up at his home and seized more than a dozen of his rattlers, plus other reptiles.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Weekly Newsletter Meanwhile, Native Americans worked to protect rattlers from settlers bent on hunting them to extinction.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025
Beyond dialing 911 and seeking medical attention, Starkey and the National Park Service recommend taking these actions in the aftermath of a rattler strike:
Stop moving the limb where the bite occurred to limit the spread of the venom.
—Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
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Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
One day, state law enforcement officers showed up at his home and seized more than a dozen of his rattlers, plus other reptiles.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Weekly Newsletter Meanwhile, Native Americans worked to protect rattlers from settlers bent on hunting them to extinction.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025
Beyond dialing 911 and seeking medical attention, Starkey and the National Park Service recommend taking these actions in the aftermath of a rattler strike:
Stop moving the limb where the bite occurred to limit the spread of the venom.
—Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
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“Rattler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattler. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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rattler
noun
rat·tler
ˈrat-lər 
-ᵊl-ər
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