los angeles a us man who was bitten by a rattlesnake while taking a selfie with the deadly serpent has incurred a hefty hospital bill of over 150000 todd fasslers entire arm went purple after he yanked the rattlesnake from a bush and as he was composing the perfect shot it bit him my whole body was shaking and gyrating he literally paralysed my whole body said fassler from san diego in california my tongue was like out of my mouth my eyes were off to the side he said fassler had to empty two hospitals of their antivenom supply and have the horrific wound repaired abcs 10 news reported however when his treatment finished he was slapped with a bill of 153161 fasslers insurance company is in negotiations with the hospital and it is as yet unknown if he will have to contribute fassler had a pet rattlesnake for a year but after the attack on july 4 by the other serpent he has released it into the wild according to dr richard clark director of university of california san diegos poison control centre there are about 100 rattlesnake bites in california each year and 10 to 12 in san diego county