I honestly don't have any problems with rattlesnakes myself. Not real fond of being surprised by them so it keeps me on my toes. The dog has been through rattlesnake training. However, as we see about 10 a year minimum, I can tell by her response that unless they are buzzing she is not really worried about them. Time for a refresher class. Lucky she is really good with "leave it". But I have to pay attention all the time.

Pika, it's about $700 a vial for anitvenom in San Diego. The $3500 total is about right per bite for dogs including monitoring and blood work.