A Queensland spouse and husband are in hospital in critical circumstances after they have been each bitten by a lethal jap brown snake.
Tony and Brooke Harrison, who run Harrison’s Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catcher business, have been bitten throughout an tried elimination job in Stockleigh in Logan on Sunday afternoon.
It’s understood the couple, who’ve a son, might have been making an attempt to take away two jap browns that had been mating in a backyard when one in every of them bit each of them. 7NEWS is making an attempt to make clear the circumstances of the incident.
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The elimination was being livestreamed on Facebook however the video has been deleted, sparking an outpouring of concern for the couple.
Tony was bitten on the wrist and rushed to Logan Hospital by paramedics in a critical however steady situation, Queensland Ambulance Service mentioned.
Tony mentioned on Monday morning he and Brooke have been each in hospital. He urged Brooke had initially not required hospitalisation — or realised she was bitten — however later “collapsed”.
“Been a rough 24 hours,” he mentioned.
“My bloods are turning for the better now.”
He mentioned “things went south” for Brooke about 1am on Monday.
“Brooke has collapsed and been admitted at 5am,” he mentioned.
It’s the second time Tony has been bitten by an jap brown, the world’s second most venomous snake.
He endured a dry (venomless) chew after making an attempt to take away the snake from below an air-con unit in Pimpama in late 2019, whereas he was livestreaming the job.
“I saw that the snake had darted under the aircon unit, so I went to grab its tail, but it had turned around,” he informed Sunrise in December 2019.
“So when I stuck my hand under there, its face was right there waiting for me.
“I’m very aware of the potential possibilities, so I was scared to say the least.”
“I was worried about not seeing my family again.”
