Deadly snake bites man's penis, Myal sucks out poison
- From: Jerry@xxxxxxxxx (Jerry)
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 14:56:16 GMT
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A ROADSIDE toilet stop ended in pain, embarrassment and almost death
for a tourist when a highly venomous snake bit the end of his penis.
The deadly brown snake slithered between his legs and lunged at his
manhood as he crouched on a roadside near Laura, 300km northwest of
Cairns, about a month ago.
Details of the incident only came to light yesterday after they were
confirmed by a paramedic, cairns.com.au reports today.
"It certainly had a swipe at him," an ambulance spokesman said
yesterday.
"But it didn?t envenomate him.
"As it came through it must have got a bit of a shock."
The snake beat a hasty retreat, leaving its victim with a scratch,
vomiting and abdomen pain.
Emergency workers raced to the scene to treat the man.
The wound was wrapped in plastic in case poison had penetrated the
skin but medical staff gave the man the all-clear after conducting
tests.
He was taken to Cooktown Hospital where he spent a night recovering.
The ambulance spokesman described him as "lucky", given his near
encounter with one of Australia?s most poisonous snakes.
"I think he was a bit shocked and embarrassed," he said.
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