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hlthe2b

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1. Actually it says the snake was freed, but then euthanized due to its injuries...

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:57 PM

22 hrs ago

It apparently had an eye injury and may not have seen the bike to begin with. Boy was she lucky that snake did not inject venom.

Our own EMTs are carrying antivenom to respond to hikers on the myriad of trails in the foothills and further west. It has made a difference, but that is the exception in many areas of the country where venomous snakebites are common.

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Cyclist bitten by eastern brown snake caught in her bike chain [View all] canetoad 22 hrs ago OP

Actually it says the snake was freed, but then euthanized due to its injuries... hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #1

Sorry to hear that canetoad 22 hrs ago #2

Northern California and my area of Colorado had such a limited winter that the rattlesnakes hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #3

article says it was euthanized Kali 20 hrs ago #4

Hey Kali canetoad 20 hrs ago #5

I want to know how that thing got stuck in a bike chain. did she run over it? Kali 20 hrs ago #6