Man bitten on the penis by deadly snake
A tourist in Australia suffered greatly for going to the toilet at the roadside, when an extremely venomous snake bit him on the penis while he was attending to his business.
The man was caught short on the road in Queensland, resulting in him having to answer the call of nature close to Laura (that's a town in the northern tip of Queensland, not a woman).
But as he was crouching down beside the road, a brown snake – the venom of which is deadly – spotted an opportunity, slid between the man's legs and bit him on the penis.
Latest news bulletinFortunately for the tourist, while the snake left its mark on his genitals, he wasn't poisoned. An ambulance spokesman told cairns.com.au: 'It certainly had a swipe at him, but it didn't envenomate him.'
'As it came through it must have got a bit of a shock,' the spokesman added, with masterful understatement.
Emergency services treated the man at the scene, including wrapping his penis in plastic to prevent any venom spreading. But tests showed that no venom had entered his manhood.
The victim was left with a wound on his penis, as well as suffering vomiting and stomach pains. He was taken to a local hospital, where he recuperated overnight.
The incident happened a month ago, but was only confirmed yesterday when cairns.com.au spoke to the ambulance service.
The spokesman added that the man was 'a bit shocked and embarrassed' by the incident, and that he was 'lucky' to have escaped so lightly. Luck being a relative concept, obviously.
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Bob and Tom were out hunting when Tom had to answer nature's call. As he was releiving himself, a rattlesnake bit him in the privates. Knowing it was best not to move, he yelled to Bob, "Go quickly and get some help". Not knowing what else to do he went to a nearby village and asked a doctor and the doctor said that he needs to suck the poison out of the wound or Tom would die. When Bob returned Tom asked,"What did the doctor say?" and Bob answered, "You're going to die".
- Alberto Sokol, Dallas, TX USA
The man is really lucky, he must have been grateful to the Hospital which saved him.
- Ramachandran, Chennai, India
hey "niall murphy", maybe he wasn't urinating. Wouldn't that better explain the need to "crouch down"? Technically all it said was that he was "using the toilet".
- D¥Ømün, USA
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