[exit82]

Grooms died within 15 minutes of the snake bite, but a cause of death has not been determined.

Oh, OK.

[Mom MD]

Most rattle snake bites are dry bites, the snake does not waste venom on a back off bite. Even if venom was involved it would be unusual to kill a full grown adult, and very unusual to do so that fast. The cause of death is not known here. I would guess a heart condition or something similar.