Brown snake bite kills man who tried to defend dog
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#3D2JB)
Despite administration of antivenom, 24-year-old died within an hour of being bitten on the finger in NSW backyard
A man is dead after he was bitten by a brown snake while trying to help his dog in the north-west of New South Wales.
The 24-year-old was rushed to hospital by a family member but died within an hour of being bitten on the finger in a backyard in Tamworth on Wednesday night.
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