Snake catcher Harley Jones says brown snake venom is "highly toxic"

Posted January 12, 2018 16:22:21

A man has died less than an hour after being bitten by a brown snake while trying to protect his pet dog in north-west New South Wales.

Source: ABC News | Duration: 4min 26sec

Topics: animal-attacks, death, human-interest, tamworth-2340

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