Overview
- The 26-year-old, bitten Sunday night near his home in Polvaredas, felt the strike on a finger of his left hand.
- He caught the snake and took it to Uspallata’s 23rd precinct, where police confirmed it was a yarará and activated a health response.
- Two officers drove him to the local hospital for first aid, then an emergency ambulance moved him to Hospital Lencinas in Godoy Cruz.
- Infectious disease staff at Lencinas gave antivenom and say he is stable with good progress under observation.
- The yarará’s venom harms blood and tissue, and antivenom is the only specific treatment, which is why quick transport mattered.