A young man has died within an hour of suffering a suspected brown snake bite in a Tamworth backyard, according to reports.
This story originally published on the 9 NEWS website.
The 24-year-old was rushed to hospital after being bitten on the finger in West Tamworth – in New South Wales’ New England region – on Wednesday night, according to Fairfax Media.
A report will be prepared for the coroner, a police spokeswoman said today.
It’s believed the man was bitten by the snake as he tried to move it away from a family pet.
Brown snake venom is among the most potent in the world and the reptile is responsible for more than 60 per cent of snake-bite deaths in Australia, according to the University of Melbourne.
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