Snakebite victim opens up about rattlesnake attack PUBLISHED 5:28 AM CT May. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:28 AM CDT May. 12, 2021 SHARE BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — As we get deeper into springtime many Texans are tempted to cozy up in a field of bluebonnets for selfies, while others may decide to roll up their sleeves and get some yard work done. However, those spaces can sometimes be home to dangerous, but natural, neighbors. Dave Gramling knows a thing or two about that. He was bitten by a rattlesnake while working on a neighbor’s yard. “I grabbed the weed, and it was up by the stock of the plant, and next thing I know, boom. I got bit,” he said.