KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. THAT'S THE BEST ADVICE THE NEW MEXICO POISON CENTER HAS WHEN YOU COME ACROSS A POISONOUS SNAKE. MEDICAL DIRECTOR STEVEN SEIFERT TELLS 770 KKOB THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN VENOMOUS SNAKES CAN BECOME A PROBLEM.
HE SAYS A BITE ISN'T ALWAYS A MAJOR ISSUE, BUT YOU SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS SOON AS YOU CAN. ONLY 20 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BITTEN DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE VENOM INJECTED INTO THEIR BODIES.
SEIFERT SAYS YOU SHOULD REMAIN CALM IF YOU'RE BITTEN AND GET TO A HOSPITAL.
