You’re enjoying a summer hike with your dog when you hear a yelp. She’s just been bitten by a rattlesnake. Now what? About 150,000 dogs in the U.S. are bitten by rattlesnakes each year, according to ...

Rattlesnake bites can be fatal to dogs, but survival rates are high with prompt veterinary care. Symptoms of a rattlesnake bite in dogs include swelling, pain, bruising, and bleeding at the bite site.