A man died in Australia trying to remove one of the world’s most venomous snakes from a kindergarten. The 47-year-old was bitten several times on his left arm by the animal, Australian broadcaster ABC reported on Wednesday, citing rescuers. It was probably an eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis).
The accident took place in a suburb of Townsville in the tropical east coast state of Queensland. The victim probably did not know at first whether it was a poisonous snake or not. Instead of calling emergency services, the man drove home, where his wife gave him first aid, it was said. She immediately immobilized the arm and applied compression bandages. When the first symptoms appeared shortly afterwards, she called the emergency services.
Speaker: “Call emergency number immediately”
However, cardiac arrest occurred shortly afterwards. The man was taken to hospital in critical condition, but died a short time later. “If you don’t know anything about snakes, treat them all as if they were poisonous and call 911 immediately,” local government spokeswoman Paula Marten warned.
Brown snake responsible for most deaths in Australia
In Australia, an average of one to two people die each year from snakebites – the vast majority in recent years from attacks by the eastern brown snake, which is found in most of the country.
Source: Krone
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