Julian Hernandez, 25, died after he was bit by a rattlesnake in February on a hiking trail in Irvine. Now, his family wants to get an independent autopsy done.
8,000 people each year are bitten by rattlesnakes in the U.S., according to the CDC. Only a handful of those incidents result in death. There is an anti-venom, but some rattlesnakes are more venomous than others.
“They have different toxicity in their venom,” Alex Trejo, with So-Cal Rattlesnake Removal, told KNX News’ Emily Valdez. “From what I understand, it was a southern Pacific Rattlesnake. I’m not 100% sure. But I know the area where he was bit has a very high population of southern Pacific Rattlesnakes.”…