A father in Queensland, Australia, died on Tuesday after he was bitten by an Eastern Brown Snake while he tried to remove it from a childcare center.
Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on Variety, The New York Post, and The Wrap.A father died after being bitten by a venomous snake trying to save a family member in Queensland, Australia, on Tuesday, reports
He then drove back to his Deeragun home with the snake in his bag to tell his wife about the incident. His wife then tried to save his life by bandaging his arm and performing CPR once Brookes became unconscious, said the Queensland acting director of the Townsville district, Paula Marten, reports “When you’re bitten by a snake and you’re not aware of snakes, treat them as if they are venomous,” Marten said, per the Cairns Post. “It’s really important that you stay calm and keep the person calm.” She also advised those who have been bitten to apply basic first aid and immobilize the bite with compression bandages, as well as contact authorities.
"Most of the lethal snake bites recorded in Australia have been from Eastern Browns," per the Billabong Sanctuary Townsville. "Most snake bites occur when someone is trying to kill or catch a snake."to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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