{"id":1953053,"date":"2023-06-21T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dad-helps-son-up-from-bike-wreck-notices-two-small-spots-on-his-skin-then-they-hear-a-deadly-rattle\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:57:39","slug":"dad-helps-son-up-from-bike-wreck-notices-two-small-spots-on-his-skin-then-they-hear-a-deadly-rattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dad-helps-son-up-from-bike-wreck-notices-two-small-spots-on-his-skin-then-they-hear-a-deadly-rattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Father rescues son from bike accident, spots two marks on his skin, then they hear a lethal rattle."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdad-helps-son-up-from-bike-wreck-notices-two-small-spots-on-his-skin-then-they-hear-a-deadly-rattle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1953053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Colorado Youngster Survives Rattlesnake Bite<\/h2>\n<p>A Colorado youngster is making a remarkable recovery after a dangerous encounter with a rattlesnake.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Vogel, 11, was bitten by the venomous reptile after falling on a bike ride through North Table Mountain in the city of Golden, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/denvergazette.com\/premium\/golden-11-year-old-mountain-biker-survives-rattlesnake-bite\/article_a268ca9c-06f6-11ee-88d9-dbbc92929de6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan\u2019s dad, Zach Vogel, said the snake that bit his son on June 6 was nearly three feet long.<\/p>\n<p>Father and son realized the encounter had left Ethan with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dad-helps-son-up-from-bike-wreck-notices-two-small-spots-on-his-skin-then-they-hear-a-deadly-rattle\/\" title=\"Father rescues son from bike accident, spots two marks on his skin, then they hear a lethal rattle.\">telltale twin red marks<\/a> of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-unveils-ultimate-florida-license-plate-libs-completely-losing-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snake<\/a> bite on his upper right chest.<\/p>\n<p>The Vogels shared their story of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-suffers-allergic-reaction-dies-bitten-rattlesnake-gardening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snake bite<\/a> with KUSA-TV after Ethan was cleared to leave the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Both father and son quickly realized the seriousness of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just scared, really,\u201d Ethan said of the bite. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to go. I didn\u2019t want to kick the bucket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vogel described the scenario as one any father would dread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaying in my arms and saying he\u2019s not ready to die \u2026 as a dad, it\u2019s the last thing you want to hear,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains graphic imagery that some viewers may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Quick Action and Medical Treatment<\/h3>\n<p>In a written account of events he provided to the Gazette, Vogel indicated the symptoms of the rattlesnake bite set in quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-arizona-rattlesnake-gets-pulled-ball-dispenser-topgolf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snake\u2019s<\/a> venom was already doing its work and lips went numb, white spots on cheeks, pain setting in, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-the-number-one-heart-failure-symptom-people-ignore\/\" title=\"This is the Number One Heart Failure Symptom People Ignore\">hard time breathing<\/a>, heart rate increasing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthan\u2019s body began purging bile and face [was] completely numb. Extending to fingers and toes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fairmount Fire Protection District\u2019s rescue squad arrived a short distance away from the trail within 20 minutes of an emergency call.<\/p>\n<p>Vogel described the scene as his son was treated at Anschutz Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthan\u2019s mother, Heather, met them at the hospital and helped keep the fatigued 11-year-old \u2018focused and stay conscious,\u2019 Vogel wrote,\u201d the Gazette reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthan\u2019s heart rate reached 165 beats per minute and his blood pressure had \u2018tanked.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Road to Recovery<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cTen vials of antivenin were given the boy over 90 minutes and he was transferred to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-eleven-soldiers-hospitalized-after-ingesting-chemical-found-in-antifreeze\/\" title=\"Officials: Eleven Soldiers Hospitalized After Ingesting Chemical Found In Antifreeze\">intensive care unit<\/a> at Anschutz Children\u2019s Hospital in Aurora at 8:45 p.m.,\u201d the Gazette reported. \u201cHis vital signs \u2018looked much better,\u2019 Vogel wrote, and the boy slept through the night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Wednesday morning, Ethan was given six more doses of antivenin, his father wrote, with two more rounds of antivenin given Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 11-year-old was discharged from the hospital days after the bite, with a prognosis of a full recovery within 14 to 20 days.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Support<\/h3>\n<p>A friend of the Vogel family has started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-ethan-fight-the-bite-rattlesnake-bite-ease?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&#038;utm_content=undefined&#038;utm_location=undefined&#038;utm_medium=sms&#038;utm_source=customer&#038;utm_term=undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> fundraiser for Ethan\u2019s health care expenses, with members of the community contributing more than $14,400 toward a goal of $15,000 as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<h3>Rattlesnake Bites in the U.S.<\/h3>\n<p>Rattlesnake bites cause between 10 and 15 deaths in the U.S. every year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/Internet\/FSE_DOCUMENTS\/stelprdb5393596.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food and Drug Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dad-helps-son-bike-wreck-notices-two-small-spots-skin-hear-deadly-rattle\/\">Dad Helps Son up from Bike Wreck, Notices Two Small Spots on His Skin, Then They Hear a Deadly Rattle<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Colorado boy, Ethan Vogel, 11, is recovering from a rattlesnake bite. While biking in Golden&#8217;s North Table Mountain, Ethan fell and was bitten by the venomous reptile. 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