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| British man dies after bite from sea snake off Australia's north coast | British man dies after bite from sea snake off Australia's north coast |
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| A young British man has died after being bitten by a sea snake while working aboard a fishing trawler off Australia’s northern coast. | A young British man has died after being bitten by a sea snake while working aboard a fishing trawler off Australia’s northern coast. |
| The 23-year-old was bitten as he pulled up a net around noon on Thursday, when the vessel was about 70 nautical miles south of Groote Eylandt, an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory police said. | The 23-year-old was bitten as he pulled up a net around noon on Thursday, when the vessel was about 70 nautical miles south of Groote Eylandt, an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory police said. |
| Deaths from sea snakes are rare despite their deadly venom. | Deaths from sea snakes are rare despite their deadly venom. |
| St John Ambulance operations manager Craig Garraway told the Northern Territory News paramedics went out to the trawler “but unfortunately by the time they got out there he had passed away”. | St John Ambulance operations manager Craig Garraway told the Northern Territory News paramedics went out to the trawler “but unfortunately by the time they got out there he had passed away”. |
| Brown snake bite kills man who tried to defend dog | Brown snake bite kills man who tried to defend dog |
| The boat eventually docked at the small township of Borroloola where the man, reportedly a backpacker, was declared dead. | The boat eventually docked at the small township of Borroloola where the man, reportedly a backpacker, was declared dead. |
| Police said the British embassy was notified of his death and a postmortem examination would be conducted. | Police said the British embassy was notified of his death and a postmortem examination would be conducted. |
| Some 30 of the 70 known species of sea snake – marine reptiles found in tropical waters – are found in Australia. | Some 30 of the 70 known species of sea snake – marine reptiles found in tropical waters – are found in Australia. |
| Sea snakes are venomous but considered to be non-aggressive and rarely attack unless provoked. | Sea snakes are venomous but considered to be non-aggressive and rarely attack unless provoked. |
| The Marine Education Society of Australasia said most sea snake bites occur on trawlers, although only a small proportion are fatal to humans as it is rare for much venom to be injected. | The Marine Education Society of Australasia said most sea snake bites occur on trawlers, although only a small proportion are fatal to humans as it is rare for much venom to be injected. |
| It said there were no deaths previously recorded from bites in Australian waters. | It said there were no deaths previously recorded from bites in Australian waters. |
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