Cary Elwes of Princess Bride hospitalized after rattlesnake bite

Cary Elwes, who played a leading role in the famous movie Princess Bride was recently hospitalised in California. According to sources, he was bitten by a rattlesnake.

There were a lot of speculations about his hospitalisation. On Monday, Cary Elwes broke the silence and took his social media to let his fans know that he was not bit by an ROUS but by a rattlesnake. This ROUS reference was made by the Princess Bride star regarding “Rodent Of Unusual size” from his 1987 movie co-starred by Robin Wright.

Even Cary Elwes uploaded a picture of his bitten hand on social media. His hand visibly appeared to be swollen with a black and blue finger in the picture.


The Princess Bride star said that he’s incredibly grateful to the staff of Malibu Urgent Care, LA County Fire Dept and all the medical staff and professional professionals at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The latter deeply cared for him at the right time. Cary Elwes tweeted that the medical staff treated him with care. He added that he’s now recovering, and all the credit goes to those wonderful folks.

Adding to this rattlesnake bit incident, as per sources, Cary Elwes was working in his backyard when he was bit by a rattlesnake.

Cary Elwes’ social media is currently full of recovery wishes by his fans and co-stars.

How did the medical staff treat Cary Elwes’s rattlesnake bite?

Cary Elwes was in the backyard of his Malibu home when a rattlesnake bit him. Immediately a team of paramedics were sent to his house when the hospital came to know about the rattlesnake bit. Later, Cary Elwes was airlifted to the nearby hospital. Thankfully, the Princess Bride star got in time the help he sought.

Who is Cary Elwes?

• Cary Elwes is an English actor best known for his leading role as Westley in the film Princess Bride.
• The 59-year old actor has acted in several movies and series and is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards.
• Cary Elwes also essayed the role of Dr Lawrence Gordon in the film series “Saw”.
• Cary Elwes is set to star in Netflix’s Rebel Moon, whose production has already begun.
• Cary Elwes made the headline after a rattlesnake bite while working in his backyard.