What does it take to survive a rattlesnake bite? A lot – it turns out.
Coyote and the Brave Wilderness crew drop by the Reptile Discovery Center to see how they harvest venom from eastern and western diamondback rattlesnakes.
They go through the process of milking venom from snakes that’s studied and used to produce anti-venom. We learn that a typical rattlesnake bite can end up requiring 25 vials of anti-venom. A bite can end up costing $375,000 due to it taking so many vials to survive.