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 MailA 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 strong like bite,' she told 9News. Ms Leadbetter called the family she was working for at the cattle farm who leaped into action and applied a compression bandage to slow the venom spreading, before calling emergency services. Ms Leadbetter called the family she was working for at the cattle farm who leaped into action and applied a compression bandage to slow the poison spreading, before calling emergency services 'My hand just felt like it was on fire and I could feel it was starting to travel up my arm,' Ms Leadbetter said Ms Leadbetter was airlifted to hospital by an RACQ LifeFlight helicopter With a compression bandage, a person can survive for several hours.
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