Mercy Hospital Joplin treats multiple snake bite victims ...

Snakes are common in nearly all outdoor environments and typically would much rather be left alone than defend themselves ...

Rainy weather can also encourage snakes to venture out because prey such as frogs, toads and other amphibians tend to be more ...

Snakes are common in nearly all outdoor environments and typically would much rather be left alone than need to defend ...

Despite their fearsome reputation, only one in 500 snakebites in the U.S. are fatal thanks to widespread access to antivenom ...