Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Teen survives brown snake attack on golf course

 


Levi Chandler visited his golfing mate Isaiah Wilksch in hospital after he survived a brown snake bite.(Supplied: Julie Wilksch)

Advice from his mum and the quick actions of his mate saved a 16-year-old schoolboy bitten by a deadly brown snake at Cummins on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula during the school holidays.

"I thought I'd stepped on a stick with my other foot and the end of the stick just poked into my leg," Isaiah said.

Levi's mother had put a makeshift snakebite kit, including a bandage and instructions, in her son's golf buggy.

Isaiah remained calm and still and phoned triple-zero for assistance while Levi bandaged his leg.

Most deaths from brown snakes occur due to cardiac arrest before arriving at hospital.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/schoolboy-survives-brown-snake-bite-while-playing-golf/13110952

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