Two days after a snake was found in the ice dispenser of a South Australia family’s fridge, a Queensland woman has been bitten by the world’s second most venomous snake in her bed, first responders said. An eastern brown snake bit the victim, who was airlifted to the hospital on Friday., Viral News, Times Now
They hiss, they slither and unfortunately for humans and unsuspecting prey, they bite. Venomous snakes bite about 5.4 million people every year, resulting in between 81,000 and 138,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
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