Article 6P80N Man bitten by sea snake off coast of NT in a stable condition

Man bitten by sea snake off coast of NT in a stable condition

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Thirty-year-old airlifted from fishing vessel after coming into contact with venomous reptile

A man is recovering after being bitten by a sea snake on a fishing vessel off the coast of the Northern Territory.

The man, a fishing crew member in his 30s, was bitten on Monday morning while aboard the vessel in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, near the border of the NT and Western Australia.

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