Cyclist bitten by eastern brown snake caught in her bike chain
A woman in her 60s was bitten by an eastern brown snake after it became entangled in her bicycle chain on a New South Wales rail trail. The snake failed to deliver venom, and the woman was treated and released from the hospital in stable condition.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the importance of safety awareness and carrying first-aid supplies like compression bandages when recreating in rural areas known for wildlife.
The snake became entangled in the bike chain ( Supplied: I'll Catch It Snake Relocations )
A woman is recovering after she was bitten by an eastern brown snake that got caught in her bike chain on a northern NSW rail trail.
Eastern brown snakes are among the world's most deadly but it was the bike rider's lucky day, coincidentally a day before World Snake Day, and the reptile's bite failed to deliver venom.
A local snake catcher says snakes are common on the rail trail and users should always carry compression bandages.
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The woman, in her 60s, was riding on the Northern Rivers Rail Trail near Burringbar in the Tweed Shire yesterday when she ran over the two-metre snake.
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