In fact, no deaths from coral snake bites have been reported in the U.S. since an antivenin was released in 1967. Eastern coral snakes are relatives of the cobra, mamba, and sea snake. They live ...

The victim was bitten three times by the second most venomous snake in the world, the Eastern Brown Snake Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.