Title:Texas man nearly dies after being bitten by severed snake head

A Texan required 26 doses of anti-venom after he was bitten by the severed head of a rattlesnake he had killed.

一个德克萨斯人在被他杀死的响尾蛇头咬伤后，打了26剂防毒剂。

Jennifer Sutcliffe told local station KIII-TV that her husband was working in the garden when he saw the four-foot (1.25m) rattlesnake and decapitated it.

Jennifer Sutcliffe告诉当地电视台KIII-TV说，她的丈夫在花园里工作，他看到四尺（125米）响尾蛇，并“斩首”。

When he picked up the snake's remains to dispose of them, the head bit him.

当他捡回蛇的残骸来处置他们时, 头咬了他一下。

A snake's bite reflex can be triggered up to several hours after it has died. Ms Sutcliffe told KIII-TV her husband immediately began to have seizures.

一条蛇的咬伤反射可能会在它死后数小时内触发。 Sutcliffe女士告诉KIII-TV她的丈夫立即开始癫痫发作。

He was airlifted from his home near Corpus Christi to hospital where he was treated with the anti-venom CroFab.

他被从科珀斯·克里斯蒂附近的家空运到医院，在那里接受了抗毒液CroFab的治疗。

More than a week after the incident, the man is reportedly in stable condition, with some weakened kidney function.

事件发生一周多后，据报这名男子情况稳定，一些肾功能减弱。

Leslie Boyer, an anti-venom doctor at the University of Arizona VIPER Institute, warned against attempting to kill snakes, particularly by cutting them.

亚利桑那大学VIPER研究所的反毒医生莱斯利·博耶（Leslie Boyer）警告说，不要试图杀死蛇，特别是要切割蛇。

"It's cruel to the animal and it leaves you with a smaller piece that's venomous to pick up," she told the Gizmodo news site.

“这对动物来说很残酷，它会留下一块有毒的小块，”她告诉Gizmodo新闻网站。

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