Article 22DA7 Twice bitten: outback worker's venomous snake double whammy

Twice bitten: outback worker's venomous snake double whammy

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Associated Press in Brisbane
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Man, 18, was bitten twice in three days, probably by the eastern brown snake, one of the world's most venomous reptiles

A man working to clear trees and shrubs in the Australian outback was bitten by venomous snakes twice in three days.

On Friday, the 18-year-old was bitten on his right leg by an unidentified snake while using a chainsaw in a field in Queensland state near the township of Capella, the rescue helicopter service said in a statement on Monday.

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