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Rattlesnake Bite
• On July 21, just after my 13th
birthday, I was bitten by a
Northern Pacific rattlesnake (the
snake was originally identified as
a Western Diamondback
rattlesnake, but that species is
not found near Yosemite).
• I was located on a trail in a hiking
area near Yosemite National Park,
California . The bite occurred when I
was sitting on a small boulder at a
distance of 4.5 miles from the trail
head with my cabin group at camp.
• I had my arms dangling at my side
and a five foot long rattlesnake bit me
in the middle of my left palm. From
this point, an amazing rescue took
place, taking four hours to transport
me the 4.5 miles to the trail head.