Snake Bite
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Man caught speeding was actually fighting deadly snake with a knife in AustraliaJimmy, 27, was stopped for speeding after he used a knife and a seatbelt to fight off a venomous brown snake.TrendingJul 7, 2020
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Cancel St. Patrick’s Day? Ireland reports ‘first’ venomous snakebite in historySaint Patrick supposedly drove all the snakes out of Ireland some 1,500 years ago.TrendingMar 5, 2020
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Toronto Zoo helps save woman from venomous snake bite suffered in ThailandThe zoo says it was contacted by the Ontario Poison Centre on June 7 and asked to help a woman who needed treatment after being bitten by a Malayan pit viper.CanadaJun 25, 2019
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Ontario reptile zoo provides antivenin to woman bitten by snake in ThailandBry Loyst of Indian River Reptile Zoo says he was contacted by provincial police and hospital staff in Kitchener on Friday to provide the antidote to the woman.CanadaJun 8, 2019
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Snakebites kill around 200 people per day — now the WHO plans to tackle the problemThe World Health Organization has a plan to reduce deaths and disability from snakebites by half. It's ambitious but possible, snakebite experts say.HealthMay 23, 2019
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Snakebites kill around 100,000 per year worldwide. A charity is trying to cut that number.A charity is trying to increase the worldwide supply of antivenom and find new treatments for snakebite.HealthMay 16, 2019
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Woman suffers 3 copperhead snake bites at Virginia steak houseRachel Myrick says her life completely changed in a moment when the venomous snake bit her foot, causing her excruciating pain.WorldSep 27, 2017
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WHO names venomous snakebite a top health priorityThe World Health Organization has named snakebite envenoming a top priority among neglected tropical diseases, a decision many advocates are applauding.HealthJun 18, 2017
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Snake-handling pastor dies from snake bite at churchJamie Coots, a snake-handling Kentucky pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show "Snake Salvation," died Saturday after being bitten by a snake.WorldFeb 17, 2014
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Snake bitten B.C. man describes scary ordealBut the man from Robert's Creek, on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, is now recollecting the rattling ordeal thanks to a team of sharp doctors who hustled to retrieve the antidote from a Seattle zoo and saved his life.Jul 19, 2013
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