Spaniel called Meg is lucky to be alive after ripping apart and eating half of a highly venomous brown snake
- A 12-year-old dog is lucky to be alive after an encounter with a venomous snake
- Meg understood to have been bitten on mouth, before the dog killed the snake
- The spaniel was rushed to the vet & given antivenin, now recovering at home
A 12-year-old dog is lucky to be alive ripping apart a deadly brown snake.
The beloved English springer spaniel named Meg was tied up outside a house in Corinda in Brisbane's southwest on Sunday night when the attack happened.
Meg's owner Zoe Akeroyd said her parents found the spaniel groggy and shaky and were initially worried she may have consumed a toad.
A 12-year-old dog called Meg (pictured) is lucky to be alive ripping apart a deadly brown snake in a dangerous altercation
Mrs Akeroyd's father walked round the back of the house to find the remains of the snake ripped in half (pictured)
The snake reportedly bit Meg on the mouth, but she managed to thwart the attack by ripping it in half.
Mrs Akeroyd's parents discovered the 12-year-old dog looking worse for wear, but didn't realise she had been bitten until the next morning when Mrs Akeroyd's father walked round the back of the house to find the remains of the snake ripped in half.
As soon as they realised what had happened, they rushed Meg to the emergency veterinary hospital where she was immediately given antivenin.
The springer spaniel is now safely back home with her owner, recovering from the ordeal.
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'She is sitting up and wagging her tail and breathing fine and urinating by herself. All good signs,' Mrs Akeroyd told Yahoo7 News.
Mrs Akeroyd has warned other dog owners of the danger, claiming there had been a spike in snake bites this season due to hot, dry conditions.
The home in Corinda backs onto bushland ,which is presumably where the 1.5-metre-long eastern brown snake came from.
Mrs Akeroyd added: 'I don't condone killing snakes, and I am not celebrating the death of one, I am just so relieved she was found in time and will hopefully be ok.'
Mrs Akeroyd has warned other dog owners of the danger, claiming there had been a spike in snake bites this season due to hot, dry conditions
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