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Three-year-old bitten by snake ‘hiding under’ Amazon package in California

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On July 13, 2026, three-year-old Addy was bitten by a rattlesnake in Santa Clarita, California, while reaching for an Amazon package that had been dropped over her family's gate. She was rushed to the intensive care unit. The event underscores the risk of snakes hiding near packages.

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Three-year-old Addy was bitten and rushed to ICU.

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The incident took place at her family's home in Santa Clarita, California.

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A three-year-old girl named Addy was bitten by a rattlesnake on July 13, 2026.

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  • Three-year-old Addy was bitten and rushed to ICU.
  • Immediate medical intervention likely saved her life.

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<p>Toddler landed in ICU after a rattlesnake bit her while grabbing a package outside her family’s Santa Clarita home</p><p>A three-year-old girl landed in the intensive care unit earlier this month after a rattlesnake bit her while she was trying to grab an Amazon package.</p><p>Addy, the young girl, ran out with her mother on 13 July to pick up a package dropped over the gate to their home in…

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A three-year-old girl named Addy was bitten by a rattlesnake on July 13, 2026.

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The snake bite occurred while Addy was trying to grab an Amazon package.

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The incident took place at her family's home in Santa Clarita, California.

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The package had been dropped over the gate of the home.

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Addy was hospitalized in the intensive care unit after the bite.

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Addy ran out with her mother to pick up the package.

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