Jeremy Brookes, a father, husband and grandfather was bitten three times on the arm when the capture went badly wrong.
A 47-year-old man's wife desperately tried to save him after he was bitten by an Eastern brown snake while trying to remove it from a childcare centre near
Jeremy Brookes, a father, husband and grandfather, died yesterday afternoon after he was bitten three times on the arm by the venomous snake. Brookes was not a licensed snake catcher but was called by a relative and asked to help remove the snake from the grounds of a childcare centre.A spokesperson from Queensland Ambulance Services said that his wife bandaged the bites, immobilising his arm.His wife and then paramedics attempted CPR before he was transported by paramedics to Townsville University Hospital, where he died that evening.
Professional catchers have warned that only licensed and trained experts should ever approach snakes."Neurotoxic venom, they are going to start affecting your muscles, your heart, and every single organ".Brookes is the first Australian to die from a snake bite this year, and his death will now be referred to the Coroner.
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