Knew a guy at work that was fishing with his son. A rattle snake was swimming across the lake and he hooked it with a topwater bait. Then the DA tried to get it off and it bit him in his arm. While the snake had a hold of his arm he reacted by grabbing the snake right behind the head, Thus pumping more venom into his arm. Needless to say his son, who was 13 had to drive him to the hospital cause he passed out on the way. He was in the hospital for about a month. They had to cut his whole arm open from one end to the other and pack it with gause. The only good snake is a dead one!!!