bitten

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A rattlesnake has bitten another hiker in Southern California, sending them to the hospital after being carried off the trail by firefighters over the weekend, according to Santa Barbara County officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In March, two people were fatally bitten by rattlesnakes in Southern California alone, a 46-year-old woman from Ventura County and a 25-year-old man in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"Some of these dogs shouldn't be going home… that terrifies me, that they're going to be coming back in. And dogs have gone home that have bitten and come back," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

When I catch up, I ask if he has ever been bitten by a dog?

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

My ears felt bitten and I could see my breath.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell