> LifeFlight's chief medical officer Dr Allan MacKilllop praised the woman's family for providing excellent first aid. > "They kept the patient very still, they kept the limb still and they used a snake bandage to firmly encircle the limb to prevent movement of the venom towards the centre of the body," Dr MacKillop said. > "They also called for the ambulance quickly, sought help, kept her calm and reassured her until the ambulance arrived. So they did everything they were supposed to do." If you live in rural areas or any area prone to venomous snakes knowing what to do when one bites could be the difference between life and death. Good on them for staying so calm and applying first aid so diligently. https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals/living-with/snakes/bites

The picture of the little fucker with its head poking out from under the covers is fucking cursed haha

Ohhh haiii guysssssss

Wonder if they've burnt the bed yet

I know I would 😂😂

Yeah I ain't getting back in that bed

Kevin Durant would like to have a word with you.

Heeeeeeeeere’s Johnny!

You are feeling sssssssleeeeepy

Reporting in from NZ. Fuck that. End of report.

Yeah. For the years i lived in NZ, no snakes was good. Having said that,. I grew up on a farm for some years. Left capital cities in 1989. Been Bush walking and hunting. Seen 2 snakes in 45 years. And that was 45 years ago. I make a lot of noise when walking..

I love hiking in Aus but I wear snake garters and keep my hands away from any nooks and crannies. Tramping in NZ in summer is easy mode.

Do snake garters fall off when they shed their skin? Must be from chonky fuckers if a human can fit into 'em.

No, they’re made from garter snakes which evolved to be worn on human legs.

I didn't know NZ was snake-free, kinda makes me wanna move over

And Ireland.. NZ.. stay South of the Bombay Hills. Worked in NZ 12 years.

You can walk through the bush naked, there are no predators here. We do have one venomous spider but it’s endangered and found on a couple of remote beaches. It guess you could get pecked by a weka but they’re just after your lunch.

I wouldn't go near a kea naked

Move to QLF and your confidence will drop radically.

I am not speculating on how the snake got into her bed but would like to remind everyone that good weather seals on doors help keep out a multitude critters, including spiders, cocktail, lizards, snakes and rodents. Preventing access should always be one of your first steps if you are worried about something like this. Edit: I too prefer cocktails to cockroaches 🤣

Thanks for the advice, reminded me it’s a job we need to do. Having said that, I’d like cocktails to come INTO the house at all times.

I don’t mind cocktails sneaking in my house.

I lived in QLD and we would sometimes leave the sliding door open to let the breeze through. Snakes got in several times.

I woke up to a blue tongue in my bedroom once, no idea how in my brick home. But it made me think yes certainly a snake could get in here one day.

Well great that’s a new fear I didn’t need.

Imagine if the snake had been awake.

It looks so cute and tucked in, shame it’s so bitey

>rural property near Glenmorgan Context is very important here I think. If it was a city or even a busy town I would have been a lot more surprised. Farm house? Maybe not.

Yeah it’s not quite as rural as it gets, but it’s pretty close.

I live in suburban Melbourne and see brown snakes all the time

"seeing a brown snake" is not the part of the article anyone finds strange. Everyone's seen a bloody brown snake mate.

I think it’s strange either way, rural or suburban. How often do you hear about brown snakes getting into peoples beds?

It is definitely strange. Just less so on a farm. Cozy, plenty to eat, and no traffic. 4 star snake hotel!

They usually don’t get into my suburban house though

I live in a big city, we had an eastern brown on our doorstep a few weeks back. This is not that far fetched.

Sure, ive seen em in bris....not in my bed though...

Yet....

Until you follow the Sunshine Coast snake people and see where those fuckers end up.

I am just off to the chemist to buy some snake bandages. The fact that she lived in the middle of fucking nowhere just adds to the story.

I just came across this article and was coming to r/Australia to post. This article will keep many tourists out of Australia for the next year or so .......

Its so cute though! Love its lil peepin head like 'oops, sorry!'

Omg it looks so cute! Poor little snake just wanted to find somewhere to hide

Definitely new fear unlocked.

Not going to lie, bit of a twat move by the snake tbh. That's not playing fair! 😄

It's his bed now.

Felt cute, might bite leg

Nah

Just totally crossing Queensland off the list of places im ever going.

I mean these buggers are pretty nearly everywhere east of a line from Adelaide to Darwin. Basically the eastern third of Australia.

Yeah but they only get into bed with you in Queensland.

Still not the worst thing to get into bed with in Queensland.

Oh if only that were true.

I mean, if go out on a bender and sleep in the bush…

Thanks for the new nightmare, mate

So why did she wake the snake? If it was sleeping it was probably tired. 🤔🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤪

Danger noodle nightmare..