Article 6ER1J Queensland man who died after snake bite incident on weekend did not have venom in system

Queensland man who died after snake bite incident on weekend did not have venom in system

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Rafqa Touma
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Family of Donald Morrison now believe he died at Koumala state school of an underlying medical condition he was unaware of'

A Queensland man who was thought to have died from a snake bite on the weekend when helping a friend did not have any venom in his body, a toxicology report has found.

Donald Morrison, who was in his 60s, was attending a reunion at Koumala state school in Queensland on Saturday when he was reportedly bitten on the arm and chest while removing the reptile that had coiled around his friend's leg.

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