Teenager survives brown snake attack during golf game

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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...-brown-snake-bite-while-playing-golf/13110952
 

Ruth n Jersey said:
I would die from fright before the venom took hold. He was very lucky. I clicked on the link but didn't see a photo of a brown snake. I wonder if they are in the US as well.
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You're safe, Ruth.

Taken from Wikipedia:

"The eastern brown snake is found along the east coast of Australia, from Malanda in far north Queensland, along the coasts and inland ranges of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and to the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.

Disjunct populations occur on the Barkly Tableland and the MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory, and the far east of the Kimberley in Western Australia, and discontinuously in parts of New Guinea, specifically northern Milne Bay Province and Central Province in Papua New Guinea, and the Merauke region of Papua Province, in the Indonesian part of New Guinea.

It is common in southeastern Queensland between Ipswich and Beenleigh".

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Ruth n Jersey said:
I would die from fright before the venom took hold. He was very lucky. I clicked on the link but didn't see a photo of a brown snake. I wonder if they are in the US as well.
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The U.S. only has 4 venomous snakes - Rattlesnake, Copperhead, Coral Snake & Water Moccasin.
Those 4 are easy to recognize:
Coral Snake: (colors give it away). They are usually hidden & not aggressive. Kids who don't know any better are attracted to the colors & often handle them without being bitten.
western coral snake


Copperhead. Just as the name implies, the large head & body - copper colored. Mild venom - rarely fatal to people.
Copperhead snake


Rattlesnake: (easily recognizable by the rattles on the tail & large triangular-shaped head)
mojave rattlesnake


Cottonmouth (also known as "Water Moccasin) Usually found near water. Also mild venom - rarely fatal to humans.
cottonmouth snake
 
win231 said:
The U.S. only has 4 venomous snakes - Rattlesnake, Copperhead, Coral Snake & Water Moccasin.
Those 4 are easy to recognize:
Coral Snake: (colors give it away). They are usually hidden & not aggressive. Kids who don't know any better are attracted to the colors & often handle them without being bitten.
western coral snake


Copperhead. Just as the name implies, the large head & body - copper colored. Mild venom - rarely fatal to people.
Copperhead snake


Rattlesnake: (easily recognizable by the rattles on the tail & large triangular-shaped head)
mojave rattlesnake


Cottonmouth (also known as "Water Moccasin) Usually found near water. Also mild venom - rarely fatal to humans.
cottonmouth snake
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Dear husband taught me this one.

Regarding Coral snakes, "red on yellow, kills a fellow", and not to be mistaken for a Scarlet King Snake “yellow on black, friend to Jack”.

Coral Snake (venomous)

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Scarlet King Snake (non-venomous)

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Don't care for any snakes. When I lived in Louisiana, we had them everywhere it seemed like. Of course I lived around water areas which was a huge factor!
 
Aunt Marg said:
Dear husband taught me this one.

Regarding Coral snakes, "red on yellow, kills a fellow", and not to be mistaken for a Scarlet King Snake “yellow on black, friend to Jack”.

Coral Snake (venomous)

bigstock-Eastern-Coral-Snake-63159847.jpg


Scarlet King Snake (non-venomous)

G-Bartolotti_SK.jpg
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Yes also quoted, "Red Black, Venom Lack."
 
I wouldn't feel bad, Aunt Marg. I only got 5 out of 10.
All I need to know about snakes is

1. Leave them alone. They don't want to attack us. We are too big to eat.
2. Wear long jeans, thick socks and boots when bushwalking, especially in the Spring.
3. Watch where you step in the bush, especially when stepping over a fallen log.
4. If bitten, apply an elastic bandage firmly to the limb and get help immediately. Antivenom treatment is available.

That is just about the sum total of my knowledge about venomous snakes.

Just one other thing. A tiger snake might chase you if you startle it. Make lots of noise and stamp your feet and they will move away to avoid you. Better still always take a gaggle of teenage girls with you when hiking. I guarantee that you will never see any snakes, EVA.

This fellow explains tiger snakes

Tiger snake vs eastern brown snake - Bing video
 

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