Antivenin Drugs Help During Hurricanes (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060115/ap_on_bi_ge/snakebite_company"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060114/capt.tnmh60201142209.snakebite_company_tnmh602.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=9OK_IwpfEky5ivLxGmOpyA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="In a 2005 photograph provided by Protherics PLC, a Mojave Rattlesnake is milked for its venom at the Protherics facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, in a 2005 photo. Federal officials turned to Protherics for antivenin to treat the increase in snakebites that followed hurricanes Katrina and Rita when rain and floodwaters drove cottonmouths, copperheads and rattlesnakes from their natural habitats. (AP Photo/Protherics PLC)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jodie Richey was trying to escape Hurricane Rita when another disaster hit — her 3-year-old daughter was bit by a rattlesnake in the family's yard. The little girl nearly died from the venom, which caused her leg to swell and turn black.</p><br clear=all>