EAST HAMPTON — An online fundraiser has been launched to help pay for the treatment of a dog that was bitten by a rattlesnake in the backyard of a local home last month. East Hampton residents Tina ...

Jul. 9—"He is getting back to his old antics," Trudell said Saturday. "He's getting his energy and his spirit back." Leo, a rescue dog originally from Louisiana, was bitten just above his left eye, ...

A Connecticut animal lover was snake-smitten but his care for the reptile nearly cost him his life. Joseph Ricciardella, 45, was bitten by a rattlesnake Sunday night when he tried to bring the critter ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — When Joseph Ricciardella saw the snake in the road, he stopped his car and tried to help it avoid getting run over. The attempted good deed landed him in a Connecticut hospital ...

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Rattlesnakes are native to Shasta County and emerge in warm weather to bask in the sun. While venomous, rattlesnakes are shy and typically avoid humans and pets unless provoked. Residents can deter ...