The officials tell the Austin American-Statesman that none of the bites have proved fatal, but one patient had a finger amputated. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports an average of one to two human deaths in Texas annually from venomous snakebites.
Texas A&M herpetologist Lee Fitzgerald tells the American-Statesman that if snakes are active during a drought, they're seeking food or a different environment.
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