Horror wake-up call for woman bitten by one of the world’s deadliest snakes while she slept at an outback property
A young woman who was attacked by one of the world’s most deadly snakes while sleeping in a remote property has been airlifted to hospital after the horrific incident.
The woman was attacked by an eastern brown snake, the second most venomous snake in the world after the Australian domestic taipan, at about 1am on Friday in the Western Downs region of south-east Queensland.
She was sleeping when it is believed she was bitten on the hand by the reptile.
Her family bandaged the bite before paramedics arrived to treat the victim.
A woman was bitten by an eastern brown snake (pictured) while sleeping at a remote property in southeast Queensland in the early hours of Friday morning
Emergency services administered antivenom to combat the effects of the bite.
The woman, aged in her 30s, was then flown by the RACQ LifeFlight helicopter to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition.
The eastern brown snake is native to Australia and is mainly found on the east coast of the country.
The woman was taken to hospital by an RACQ LifeFlight helicopter after paramedics arrived at the property (pictured) and administered anti-venom
The snake’s venom is extremely dangerous and contains various poisons, including a powerful ingredient known as neurotoxin.
The poison shuts down a human’s heart, lungs and diaphragm once it enters the bloodstream, which can lead to death.