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17-Nov-07, 07:11 AM
|  | steve Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: gold coast Gender:  | | | snake handler spiked by deadly taipans fang
A CURRUMBIN Wild life sanctuary snake handler has been pricked by a tiapans fang- but it was a freak accident rather then a bite.brett whittle was cleaning out a snake enclosure when a tooth in the snake faeces spiked his finger about 8.30 am.
A colleague applied preasure dandages and the ambulance was called.
Mr whittle received antivenene at the scene and was taken to the tweed hospital for observation.
sanctuary spokeman david luxton said while the risk of poisoning was low, staff did not want to take chances.
"The inland tiapan is one of the three most deadly snakes in the world "he said.
"what happened was very unusual and unexspected,but a minor incident overall.
"Snakes relace their teeth all through their life.
"This tooth must have been emebbeded in his food and the snake passed it through."
cheers steve. |
17-Nov-07, 08:12 AM
|  | Golden Circle Minion Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: DANCING ON THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Gender:  | | | | wow that would be a little scarey
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17-Nov-07, 09:49 AM
|  | Bendy! Sponsor | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | Hey guys, that news article is a bit misleading. It was a Coastal Taipan fang, he didn't receive antivenom at all and the blokes name wasn't Brett. He's perfectly OK, he didn't show any symptoms and was discharged from hospital after a few hours.
Don't believe everything you read or see in the media!
Cheers
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17-Nov-07, 10:07 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonno from ERD  Hey guys, that news article is a bit misleading. It was a Coastal Taipan fang, he didn't receive antivenom at all and the blokes name wasn't Brett. He's perfectly OK, he didn't show any symptoms and was discharged from hospital after a few hours.
Don't believe everything you read or see in the media! | Yes, but the truth doesn't make such good copy! It's like all of the "pit bull" attacks where the dog is a genuine mongrel.
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17-Nov-07, 11:41 AM
| | steve Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: gold coast Gender: | | | | i will find out the real story tomorrow if thats the case as my girl friend works there. Yeah i agree the media dose push the story a little further than the truth, i wouldn't of thought that he would be given antivenene if their wasn/t any envenomation as that would be just as deadly, i would like to here the real story, they also did just not long ago get two inland tiapans. m/f
cheers steve |
17-Nov-07, 11:48 AM
| | Bendy! Sponsor | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | I spoke to the guy who was spiked by the fang this morning. I posted the above information just after I got off the phone to him.
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17-Nov-07, 11:52 AM
| | steve Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: gold coast Gender: | | | | how come the media stuffed it up in a big way? its 90% fales |
17-Nov-07, 11:59 AM
| | Bendy! Sponsor | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | Because it wouldn't sound exciting if they said he was stabbed by a fang, went to hospital as a precautionary measure but as expected, showed no symptoms and left a few hours later.
A mate of mine was killed in South Australia by a Scrub Python. The media went rampant with the story, posting all sorts of incorrect information and made him out to be a drug using, drunk recluse who had snakes roaming his house and property. They are not interested in delivering the truth, they are interested in selling more newspapers.
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17-Nov-07, 12:08 PM
| | steve Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: gold coast Gender: | | | | yeah i very rarley even read articals in the news paper any way just that a mate gave me the artical and i though it might be something that would be an intrest for aps to read.
least we know the real story.
cheers steve |
17-Nov-07, 12:10 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: west wyalong Age: 31 | | | | that is so true . some of the accidents i go to are a load of crap. i will be there and see what going on you will see whats happen and see who was there but some how the news says all this other stuff. i guess its to make it sound more exciting. |
17-Nov-07, 12:26 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: Queensland | | | | "sanctuary spokeman david luxton said while the risk of poisoning was low"
I wouldn't think that 'poisoning' is the right term here... Envenomation maybe? |
17-Nov-07, 01:13 PM
|  | Sdaji Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Victoria | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chanty79 "sanctuary spokeman david luxton said while the risk of poisoning was low"
I wouldn't think that 'poisoning' is the right term here... Envenomation maybe? | Either is correct.
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17-Nov-07, 01:25 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: brisbane Gender: | | | | the truth at its best is only a partially told story
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17-Nov-07, 01:32 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-04 Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonno from ERD Hey guys, that news article is a bit misleading. It was a Coastal Taipan fang, he didn't receive antivenom at all and the blokes name wasn't Brett. He's perfectly OK, he didn't show any symptoms and was discharged from hospital after a few hours.
Don't believe everything you read or see in the media!
Cheers | Yeah i was wondering about that, i thought if you were given antivenom and you hadn't been envenomated in the first place you would be in a bit of stife. I was unaware they gave anitvenom just as a precaution 
Bloody journo's!
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17-Nov-07, 02:06 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonno from ERD A mate of mine was killed in South Australia by a Scrub Python. The media went rampant with the story, posting all sorts of incorrect information and made him out to be a drug using, drunk recluse who had snakes roaming his house and property. They are not interested in delivering the truth, they are interested in selling more newspapers. | Just curious how did this actuallly happen in reality(minus media BS)? | | |
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