What Should You Do If Someone is Bitten by a North American Pit Viper?
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterWarm weather has arrived in Tennessee which means snakebite season is upon us. The venomous snakes native to our region are the pit vipers and consist of copperheads, cottonmouths/water moccasins, and various species of rattlesnakes. Their bites are rarely life-threatening but may require treatment with antivenin.