Terrorised” by a deadly snake, a Yankalilla father was sent to hospital and a family pet killed within hours of each other.

Ian Jackson was 80 kilometres away from the nearest medical clinic when he was bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes.

Learn about each snake's habitat, venom potency, and behaviors to stay safe. Discover the Asia's Saw-Scaled Viper and Australia's Eastern Brown Snake, known for their deadly venom and frequent ...

A man in Sydney, Australia called in the local Reptile Relocation business after spotting poisonous red-bellied black snakes in his garden but what ...

Australian National University (ANU) Associate Professor Gavin Smith is unconcerned. "The eastern brown is the snake that people really are afraid of and it has a very bad reputation," he said.

Found in the arid deserts of central and eastern Australia ... the snake generally avoids humans. The Mulga Snake, also known as the Common King Brown Snake, is one of the most venomous snakes ...

Take, for example, a recent case from Queensland, Australia: A woman tending to her garden was bitten by an eastern brown snake as she tried to shoo it away. With snakes frequently appearing in ...

The snake was identified as a 50cm eastern brown snake, one of Australia's most deadly reptiles. The umpire had to stop play for approximately 40 minutes as the snake was safely removed by a ...

The response from the group was swift and immediate – call an ambulance and get to hospital, as the snake was apparently a juvenile eastern brown, one of the deadliest in Australia.