Most snake bites occur at home during activities like gardening or taking out trash, and most people don't hear the rattle ...

The alcohol does break down the snake's deadly venom ... but trying to bring it back to the States could result in another "bite" when it's confiscated at customs. The wine must be consumed ...

And death. As to the fer de lance, well, you get the idea. Whatever the assailant, though, snake-bite treatment has been the same for a century: inject an antivenin containing antibodies produced ...