A DAD was bitten by a stowaway snake that hid in his bike on a experience by Europe.
Dave Craker, 62, was instructed by docs he was fortunate to be alive after being bitten with out realising.
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His proper leg had change into swollen and painful on one other bike experience following his return home.
Doctors stated it was probably he had been bitten by one thing and gave him antibiotics however that they had no impact.
Days later, Dave observed a foul scent coming from his BMW R1200 GS.
And when he eliminated a panel he discovered a mangled 18in snake — probably a European viper, specialists stated.
He reckons he picked it up whereas driving round France, Spain and Portugal.
Dave stated: “I realised that’s what had bitten me — and that I’d been carrying around snake venom in my leg.”
He went again to hospital the place he was given an antidote.
Accounting agency archivist Dave, of Worthing, West Sussex, stated: “I’m fortunate to be alive. The advisor was amazed.
“He said, ‘You shouldn’t be here’. He said I should have died within 48 hours. He was really surprised I hadn’t lost my leg.”
Dad-of-two Dave rode by Europe after therapy for most cancers.
He stated: “It’s so bizarre to think I survived cancer and was then nearly taken out by a stowaway snake on my motorcycle.”
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