A 15-month-old boy from Sarnia, Ont., is recovering at home after being bitten by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake on the Thanksgiving long weekend while visiting a family cottage on the Bruce Peninsula. The bite required treatment at two hospitals and 18 doses of antivenom.
Ontario toddler survives rattlesnake bite, partly thanks to 18 doses of antivenom
Oct 16, 2026 | 3:00 PM