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Yes, the Rumors about Australia are True - Woman dies within 2hrs of snake bite...

by Paul Barrs
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Yet again, last week I was having a conversation with a fellow warrior about the massive number of venomous animals here in Australia.... today - more proof -

Mum dead within hours of snake bite

The 42-year-old Queensland nurse died after being bitten by a snake, reportedly while at home gardening, on Wednesday.

An ambulance was called to the family property at Wheatvale, 16km west of Warwick, at 4.50pm. Ms Pails was treated at the scene and was later transported to Warwick Hospital, where she worked, in a critical condition. Staff treated her with antivenom but she died at 7.05pm.

Read more: Snake bite kills Warwick woman

This particular snake is one of our worst...

Eastern brown snake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Profile picture of the author Gavori
    Wow, I just saw on the news about a snake catcher being bitten by the same type of snake..

    R.I.P
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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    In Canada, apart from rattlesnakes in some regions and the occasional black widow spider hidden in grapes imported from California, the most dangerous things in nature are huge and easily seen, eg grizzly bears. I'm definitely more scared of those toxic little things in tropical countries that aren't so easily seen such as snakes and spiders.
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    • Profile picture of the author JoeUK
      Not nice, my brother has just arrived home from 18 months in Oz and I think he only encountered a few spiders that were swiftly dealt with!
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  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    I hate snakes. Honestly. But it's funny how as a kid I used to grab them with my hands and take them to my school.

    But you know what Paul? You folks living down under are always playing in dangerous waters: snakes, spiders, sharks...!!!!
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    Better keep a dog to warn you if there is a snake around.
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  • Profile picture of the author Audrey Harvey
    Apparently she died so quickly because the venom was injected straight into a blood vessel, so it spread very quickly. We often go trail running with our dogs around the Glasshouse Mountains and there are brown snakes and some red bellied black snakes there. In March we went to New Zealand for a run - no snakes, no ticks, no nasty spiders - I want to move!
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I'm glad when I go rock and gem hunting that I only have to deal with rattlesnakes and scorpions, both vile as heck but rarely deadly. There are more deadly snakes in the South - but I don't live there, lol. I can't imagine how exacting someone has to be to go gem hunting in Australia.
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    • Profile picture of the author Paul Barrs
      Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

      In Canada, apart from rattlesnakes in some regions and the occasional black widow spider hidden in grapes imported from California, the most dangerous things in nature are huge and easily seen, eg grizzly bears. I'm definitely more scared of those toxic little things in tropical countries that aren't so easily seen such as snakes and spiders.
      Well, we *do have* the infamous "drop-bear"... but because they fall on your from out the trees, it's still pretty hard to see them coming

      Drop bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Originally Posted by Fernando Veloso View Post

      I hate snakes. Honestly. But it's funny how as a kid I used to grab them with my hands and take them to my school.

      But you know what Paul? You folks living down under are always playing in dangerous waters: snakes, spiders, sharks...!!!!
      And I was thinking of going to the beach again this afternoon !

      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      I'm glad when I go rock and gem hunting that I only have to deal with rattlesnakes and scorpions, both vile as heck but rarely deadly. There are more deadly snakes in the South - but I don't live there, lol. I can't imagine how exacting someone has to be to go gem hunting in Australia.
      Sal, if you go outback you'l' also have the amazing Taipan to deal with - it has most most toxic venom of any land snake worldwide.

      Personally I'm not scared of snakes, have picked up quite a few in my time, but that one scares the **** out of me.

      Taipan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      I read somewhere once that 7 of the worlds most deadly top ten snakes live in Australia... who's coming for a holiday?

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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        I read Bill Bryson's " A Sunburned Country". Had a friend relocate to Australia permanently many years ago and was always fascinated.

        It's a fascinating travel book but reinforced my impression that wildlife I don't want personal experience with is abundant in Aussieland.
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    I'm glad we don't have any snake problems in my area.
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  • Profile picture of the author infomaniacs
    I was reading about that in the paper this morning. We live in the bush, have been here for about 14 years, and have seen maybe half a dozen snakes if that. A couple of whip snakes, carpet pythons and the occasional eastern brown.
    We have a pet spotted python, as well.
    Poor lady was very unlucky to die from snake bite, many more people are bitten and survive. Our friend's daughter who is 6 was bitten about 18 months ago by a taipan, she was rushed to hospital, where they found it was a 'dry bite', no venom was injected, snakes will sometimes do this as a warning.
    Sad news....
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    You just need a pet mongoose or pet roadrunner...


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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Barrs
    And yes, the Brown *will* chase you if you're stupid enough to chase it (like this guy) -

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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I heard that Australia had all of the world's venomous snakes.

    Kurt - my dad was stationed in India during WWII and they kept mongooses around. He had pics of them. They are adorable animals.
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  • Profile picture of the author carlpond
    So sad it happened, last month there was a child killed by a cobra in the Philippines.
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