Dossier
Chris Howarth
Coverage of Chris Howarth in the Nexus archive.
- Hospital runs out of antivenom after man bitten by rattlesnake
A man in California required 54 antivenom doses after a rattlesnake bite, as his initial hospital ran out of supplies and he developed a severe blood-clotting condition. He was transferred to Stanford Hospital, where he received additional treatment and survived, though he remains partially disabled with lingering symptoms.
- Idaho man bit by rattlesnake in Northern California recovering
An Idaho man is recovering after a life-threatening rattlesnake bite in Northern California. Chris Howarth required 54 vials of anti-venom and multiple blood transfusions during a 12-day intensive care stay following the incident in his mother's garden.