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Ilfracombe man Keith Jackson survives two brown snake bites, thanks rescuers’ quick actions
After being bitten twice by a deadly brown snake, outback Queensland man Keith Jackson knows he is lucky to be alive.
Key points:
- Keith Jackson was bitten on the toe twice by a deadly brown snake in his backyard
- Ambulance officers say the quick actions of Mr Jackson’s wife and neighbours saved him
- The Australian brown snake is one of the most dangerous in the world and its venom can kill within 30 minutes
The 61-year-old plant operator unwittingly stood on the snake at his Ilfracombe home, just outside Longreach, on Saturday, October 10.
Mr Jackson has now told the ABC that he took a single barefoot step out of his back door to get his thongs when the brown snake struck.
The snake — the deadliest in Australia — bit him twice on the fourth…
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