Midland veterinary clinic treating more pets with snake bites

BIG SPRING, Texas (KMID) — Melanie Gambrell has seen her fair share of snakes, and this summer is no exception.
“I’ve already had two rattlesnakes in two different dog pens, a baby dead rattlesnake at the back door, and had a bull snake slither across my foot the other morning,” said Gambrell.
Spencer Ayer, a Vet Assistant at Highland Animal Hospital in Big Spring, says the high temperatures mean snakes are more active.
This higher activity of rattlesnakes means a greater