| rattlesnake bites in europe--experiences from southeastern france and northern germany. | rattlesnakes are indigenous to the new world and hence their envenomations are a significant percentage of all poisonings in north and south america. some years ago rattlesnake bites were virtually unknown in europe. but the biodiversity of european household fauna has changed: cats and dogs are increasingly replaced by stingrays, tarantulas, fire fish, and rattlesnakes. this phenomenon is the background of a french-german cooperation to evaluate the relevance of rattlesnake bites for european d ... | 2004 | 15462156 |