2: Vet Antivenom Saves Child After Hospital Stock Depleted; Venomous Sea Snake Causes Wildlife Sanctuary Evacuation Jeremy Zakis The segment covers two significant snake-related incidents. A venomous sea snake, rescued from the coastline by a Good Samaritan
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🗓️ 19 October 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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The segment covers two significant snake-related incidents. A venomous sea snake, rescued from the coastline by a Good Samaritan, was dropped off at the Coffs Wildlife Sanctuary. Because sea snakes panic and become aggressive and unpredictable on land, the sanctuary had to be evacuated for two hours while specialized snake catchers were called in. Separately, an 11-year-old girl bitten by a tiger snake in South Australia was rushed to Port Augusta Hospital, which had run out of antivenom. A quick-thinking doctor secured a vial of antivenom from a local veterinarian, confirming that the antivenom used for animals is effective for treating humans in emergencies, saving the girl's life.
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| 0:24.6 | I go to Jeremy Zackas in the springtime, theoretically, of New South Wales. |
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| 0:37.4 | A passer-by saw a snake, perhaps in distress, and thought, well, snakes are protected, I'll turn |
| 0:46.2 | it into the local wildlife preserve named coughs. |
| 0:52.7 | And in northwestern Sydney, I believe, |
| 0:57.1 | northwestern New South Wales, |
| 0:59.3 | and they'll take care of it. |
| 1:00.4 | So you put it in a basket, |
| 1:01.9 | you take it into the wildlife preserve, |
| 1:06.4 | you put it on the counter |
| 1:07.3 | and people run away screaming. |
| 1:08.8 | Jeremy, that's all I know so far. |
| 1:11.1 | What happened next? |
| 1:13.1 | Well, John, it was an absolutely amazing story. |
| 1:16.0 | What happened next was after they had actually evacuated the entire wildlife sanctuary, |
| 1:21.2 | they then had to find some specialist snake catches to deal with this snake. |
| 1:24.9 | Because what had happened was this well-meaning good Samaritan who |
| 1:28.5 | had found this venomous sea snake in distress on the coastline and thought, you know, let's put it |
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