bitten

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The woman who was bitten, later identified as 46-year-old Gabriela Bautista of Moorpark, died March 19 as a result of rattlesnake venom toxicity, the Ventura County medical examiner’s office told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 8,000 people annually are bitten by venomous snakes, with fewer than 10 deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Thomson said it was vital the public were made aware that they must seek urgent medical advice if they were scratched or bitten by an animal abroad.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Like Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became...Spider-Man!

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez