My brother had a new neighbor move in from CA. He wanted to go with my brother to his place NW of Strawn, TX. While out there, guy was showing his kids Texas' non-venomous snakes. Picked up a Copperhead and it bit him on the hand. It took two days to find a hospital that carried anti-venom to treat his snake bite. Went from Breckenridge to Abilene and then to Arlington to find some.
He didn't know that we had Copperheads here nor what one was.
Yup, people out here in California do stupid stuff like that all the time, lol! When I was a kid, I picked up every snake I ever saw (except a 6' bullsnake that surprised me once and got away before I could grab him). But that was central Kansas. Nary a venomous snake around. It just amazes me when people pick up rattlesnakes and don't take any extra care doing it. My wife treated a woman who picked up a baby rattler along the American River bikepath in Sacramento because she thought it was "cute." Almost died.