An unidentified hiker in Australia was “extremely lucky” after being bitten by what he thought was a innocent diamond python, which he had captured and took home to indicate his children.
Unfortunately, it was a case of mistaken identification, because the reptile turned out to be a toxic broad-headed snake, which appears to be like similar to a diamond python.
The incident occurred final Wednesday within the New South Wales Southern Highlands, as reported by Yahoo! Australia.
The man was climbing with associates when he noticed the reptile and captured it. When he was bitten, he didn’t assume something of it till returning home and turning into violently in poor health.
“The hiker ended up in the hospital after violently vomiting for three hours and [experiencing] a large, swollen hand,” Ray McGibbon wrote on his Southern Highlands Snake Catcher Facebook web page.
A nurse from Bowral Hospital phoned McGibbon to get an identification of the reptile to find out the correct remedy. A photograph of the snake was despatched to him and he recognized it as a broad-headed snake.
“They did find traces of venom in the hiker’s system,” McGibbon wrote. “After six hours, [he was] despatched home to get well. During that point, I collected the snake from his residence, acquired the placement to the place they discovered the snake and returned it again to its habitat Saturday morning.
“After myself doing the trek and the way lengthy it took to walk in and again, the hiker was extraordinarily fortunate to make it out after being bitten [and injected with venom, and without receiving any first aid].
“The hiker is feeling extremely lucky. It could have ended up a lot worse than it did.”
McGibbon wrote that every one broad-headed snakes have the potential to trigger loss of life from a chunk, that its “venom is neurotoxic with powerful procoagulants and is weakly hemolytic.”
McGibbon shared the story to coach folks.
“So please, if you see a snake or any reptile in the wild, admire it in its own habitat,” he wrote. “Take photos or a video, and please DO NOT try to capture it or take it home.”
