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Snakebit: Rattler vaccine

By Ben J. Character
VeterinarianSpecial to ESPNOutdoors.com

Tuesday, April 5, 2005

For those of us who list turkey as one of the fowl we hunt, now is the time of year to begin thinking about snakes again. Of course, the danger of envenomation by belly-crawling reptiles applies not only to us but to dogs as well. Every year many a good dog is lost to snakebite envenomation, but the good news is that there is a new piece of armor against one of your dog's most vile enemies. Red Rock Biologics, based in California, has manufactured a vaccine that should help protect dogs against ...

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