Queensland paramedic’s race against time after being bitten by deadly brown snake
6 years, 3 months ago

Queensland paramedic’s race against time after being bitten by deadly brown snake

Daily Mail  

A Queensland paramedic has spoken of the terrifying race against time to save her own life after she was bitten by a deadly brown snake. Queensland paramedic Emma Hegarty became a patient after she was bitten on the leg by a deadly brown snake at her Dalby home last week 'It was more than a metre long,' she told Yahoo 7. Ms Hegarty knew time was against her, having seen a woman die and a man go into cardiac arrest on previous snake bite jobs as a paramedic. People are urged to be vigilant for deadly brown snakes as summer heats up Ms Hegarty's ordeal has promoted Queensland Ambulance to post a series of warnings about snakes in recent days.

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Teenage boy dies from fall injury after being bitten by snake in rural Gladstone
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Teenage boy dies from fall injury after being bitten by snake in rural Gladstone

ABC  

Queensland teenager Beau Horan is being remembered as a "kind and gentle boy" who loved gel blasters and playing video games with his friends. "It's overwhelming and really nice to take some off that stress off Bek to be able to give Beau a beautiful send off," Ms Eddy said. David Voss, a snake catcher in the Gladstone region, said …

Snake bite deaths might be rare, but would you know what to do if bitten?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Snake bite deaths might be rare, but would you know what to do if bitten?

ABC  

When Cassy Richardson fumbled a bit of rubbish near her bin last Easter, she didn't think a whole lot of it. "I'm just glad that I had the knowledge there because a lot of people don't know what to do, or they don't think it's going to happen to them," she said. "People also think they can pick up a …

Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed
6 months ago

Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her. “When I looked I saw the snake wrapping around me.” The four-to-five-meter-long python coiled itself around her torso, squeezing her down to …

Urgent warning for Aussies as unseasonably hot weather sparks an early 'snake season'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Urgent warning for Aussies as unseasonably hot weather sparks an early 'snake season'

Daily Mail  

Australians have been warned to be on the lookout for snakes as rising temperatures bring the reptiles out into the open. Experts say the unusually warm spring weather has lead to an increase in snake sightings, including the deadly brown snake which is responsible for most snake bite fatalities around the country. However, due to the unseasonably warm weather, experts …

Fatal snake bite at childcare centre focus of Workplace Health and Safety probe
1 year ago

Fatal snake bite at childcare centre focus of Workplace Health and Safety probe

ABC  

In short: A Workplace Health and Safety investigation is underway into the death of a man bitten by a snake at a North Queensland childcare centre. A Workplace Health and Safety investigation is underway into the death of a man bitten by a snake at a North Queensland childcare centre. A lawyer says the "absolutely tragic" death of a man …

Snake catching veteran calls it quits after near-death experience with an eastern brown
1 year ago

Snake catching veteran calls it quits after near-death experience with an eastern brown

ABC  

In short: Paul Newcombe was bitten by an eastern brown snake during a routine call-out. Paul Newcombe was bitten by an eastern brown snake during a routine call-out. End of an era Snake catcher Paul Newcombe says business is booming in the flood. "The doctor mentioned I was lucky to be alive and advised me to give up snake catching," …

Young woman recalls terrifying moment she was bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes while she slept at an Outback property - and how cattle station workers saved her life
1 year, 2 months ago

Young woman recalls terrifying moment she was bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes while she slept at an Outback property - and how cattle station workers saved her life

Daily Mail  

A young woman has spoken out about the horror of waking up to a brown snake sinking its fangs into her hand. Kasey Leadbetter, 21, works on a remote cattle station at Glenmorgan in the Western Downs region of Queensland. The brown snake that attacked Ms Leadbetter is pictured 'I just remember rolling over and I've felt like this very …

You won't believe how a snake slithered into a toddler's drawer in Australia
1 year, 2 months ago

You won't believe how a snake slithered into a toddler's drawer in Australia

India Today  

An Australian woman got the shock of her life as she stumbled upon the world's second-most poisonous snake inside her 3-year-old son's drawer. Petrified by the sight, the woman immediately called Mark Pelley, a Melbourne-based snake hunter, to remove the 5-foot Eastern brown snake from her son's drawer. "Mum went to get some clothes for her son and found a …

Brown snake found in kitchen of suburban home: Merriwa NSW
2 years, 3 months ago

Brown snake found in kitchen of suburban home: Merriwa NSW

Daily Mail  

Mr Luke said the brown snake was the biggest he had ever handled It took local snake catcher Andrew Luke more than an hour to catch the reptile Couple said when they saw the snake they considered burning their house down A 'monster' six foot long brown snake has been spotted in a rural NSW town A 'monster' six-foot-long brown …

Venomous snake attacks rising in the UK
2 years, 6 months ago

Venomous snake attacks rising in the UK

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Snake bite injuries …

Queensland woman bitten by world's second most deadly snake, an eastern brown, while trying to rescue dog
2 years, 10 months ago

Queensland woman bitten by world's second most deadly snake, an eastern brown, while trying to rescue dog

ABC  

A Sunshine Coast snake catcher says a local woman is lucky to be alive after pulling a deadly eastern brown snake from her dog's mouth. Key points: The woman thought it was a harmless tree snake, but it was actually a baby eastern brown Eastern brown snakes are the second most venomous snake in the world A snake catcher says …

Woman captures moment venomous snake ransacks her living room
3 years, 6 months ago

Woman captures moment venomous snake ransacks her living room

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman has captured the …

Social media struggles to find deadly Eastern brown snake hidden in a Brisbane, Australia backyard
4 years, 2 months ago

Social media struggles to find deadly Eastern brown snake hidden in a Brisbane, Australia backyard

Daily Mail  

Australian social media users have been left baffled after being asked to spot the world's second most deadly snake in a seemingly normal suburban backyard. A catcher working for Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast took a pic of the highly venomous Eastern brown snake hidden outside a Brisbane home in December. Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast asked followers …

Snake catcher hospitalised after being bitten by eastern brown at Pimpama home
5 years, 2 months ago

Snake catcher hospitalised after being bitten by eastern brown at Pimpama home

ABC  

A well-known Queensland snake catcher has been released from hospital after being bitten by an eastern brown snake at a house south of Brisbane. Key points: Tony Harrison was removing an eastern brown snake from under an air conditioner when he was bitten He is being treated in hospital Mr Harrison said this time of year was the busiest for …

Red bellied black snake found Belmore Queensland as experts warn horror season
5 years, 6 months ago

Red bellied black snake found Belmore Queensland as experts warn horror season

Daily Mail  

A red-bellied black snake measuring nearly two metres in length has been captured at a shooting range as catchers brace for a horror summer season. A groundskeeper came across the 1.8 metre red-bellied black snake hiding under a concrete slab at the Belmore Shooting Range in Brisbane this week Tony Harrison, a snake catcher on the Gold Coast said snakes …

Spate of snake bites leave nine people in Queensland hospitalised in just 24 hours
6 years, 3 months ago

Spate of snake bites leave nine people in Queensland hospitalised in just 24 hours

Daily Mail  

Nine people have been hospitalised with snake bites in 24-hours as scorching weather puts the deadly reptiles in 'hyper-drive mode'. Queensland has already recorded 800 snake bites in the past year with nine of those bites occurring on Monday, The Courier-Mail reported. Nine people were hospitalised with snake bites overnight as Queensland saw a massive spike in snake bite figures …

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BITTEN BY A VENOMOUS SNAKE
6 years, 7 months ago

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BITTEN BY A VENOMOUS SNAKE

Daily Mail  

The Australian Resuscitation Council recommends the 'pressure-immobilisation' technique: - Apply a broad pressure bandage firmly and tightly - To reduce blood flow and delay venom spread, apply a further bandage starting at the fingers and toes and covering as much of the limb as possible - Splint the limb including joints on either side of the bite, to restrict limb …

Brown snake bite kills man trying to protect pet dog
7 years, 2 months ago

Brown snake bite kills man trying to protect pet dog

ABC  

A man has died less than an hour after being bitten by a brown snake while trying to protect his pet dog in north-west New South Wales. Key points: The 24-year-old man was taken to hospital by a family member Brown snakes are among the most deadly in the world Fatal bites remain uncommon in Australia The 24-year-old was bitten …

You've just been bitten by a snake — what you do next could save your life
7 years, 4 months ago

You've just been bitten by a snake — what you do next could save your life

ABC  

You have just been bitten by a small snake. Not knowing the exact identification of the snake, Mr Ryan sat himself down with his leg hung over the verandah railing while Jazz grabbed "whatever get hands on" to make a compression bandage — in this case, garbage bags. "There's been cases of people arriving with a taipan or a brown …

Forget spiders and snakes, horses are more likely to kill you, study of Australian coronial data shows
8 years, 2 months ago

Forget spiders and snakes, horses are more likely to kill you, study of Australian coronial data shows

ABC  

More Australians have been killed by horses in recent years than all the country's venomous creatures put together, a new study by Melbourne University researchers has found. Dr Ronelle Welton, from the university's Australian Venom Unit, looked at hospital admissions data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, as well as Australian coronial records from 2000 to 2013. Bites …

Australian man bitten by deadly snake dies after six days in hospital
8 years, 2 months ago

Australian man bitten by deadly snake dies after six days in hospital

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. David Pitt, 77, was bitten on the foot by …

Nine people treated or hospitalised after being bitten by snakes in Queensland in 36 hours
9 years, 2 months ago

Nine people treated or hospitalised after being bitten by snakes in Queensland in 36 hours

ABC  

Nine people have been treated by paramedics or hospitalised after being bitten by snakes across Queensland in a 36-hour period. Heat, floods driving snakes from their natural habitats Bryan Fry, from the University of Queensland's school of biological sciences, said many factors could be leading to increased interactions with snakes. "Normally when it gets warm, the snakes will be on …

Red-bellied black snake bites Mirani woman, cat comes to the rescue
9 years, 4 months ago

Red-bellied black snake bites Mirani woman, cat comes to the rescue

ABC  

A north Queensland woman is recovering in hospital after being bitten by a deadly red-bellied black snake that was hiding under a garden hose. Ms Thynne said her experience had taught her that if you were bitten by a snake you should "definitely not panic". "If it's a real deadly looking one, sit under a tree with a cigarette, with …

Snake handler bitten
15 years, 2 months ago

Snake handler bitten

ABC  

A Queensland snake handler bitten by an eastern brown snake has gone back to work after being treated with anti-venom in hospital. Ian Jenkins from Childers, south-west of Bundaberg, says he was preparing the snake for an educational show at his reptile park when it bit him through a bag. "Its something that I'm not very pleased about, because I …

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