SYDNEY, NOV 28 – A 16-year-old Australian teenager died after being bitten by a poisonous war snake in his family’s yard, the network reported. 9News Australia today.
The incident happened last Monday in Wurdong Heights, a small town more than 400km north of Brisbane, Queensland. The teenager did not realize he had been bitten by a snake on his leg until he entered the house and suddenly collapsed. According to a family friend, he only became aware of the injury after the situation worsened.
The teenager’s family immediately called an ambulance and took him to a nearby hospital in critical condition. He was later airlifted to a hospital in Brisbane, where he was put on life support, but died yesterday.
Queensland Health advises the public to immediately contact the emergency line if bitten by a snake and to wrap the bite area with bandages and support bandages. – Xinhua
