Toddler’s Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars For snakebite victims, antivenom is critical — and costly. It took more than $200,000 worth of antivenom to save one toddler’s life after he was bitten by a rattlesnake. Previous article: Ghosts, Ghouls, and Ghastly Drug Prices in Winning Halloween Haikus Prev Next article: For People With Opioid Addiction, Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Raises the Stakes Next