Photo: Getty ImagesAn elderly Tasmanian farmer died after being bitten repeatedly by a 1.4-metre tiger snake found still wrapped around his arm when help arrived. Despite being treated with anti-venom, Mr Fish died two days later from multiple organ failure caused by the snake venom, a coroner concluded in a report published this week. The man said Mr Fish was "in a pretty bad way" and that his hand - one of the bite sites - had gone black. Ms McTaggart was unable to determine the circumstances in which Mr Fish encountered the snake but noted fatal bites are rare. Despite a number of bites each year, Mr Fish is Tasmania's third known death since 1948.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 28, 2020 00:45 UTC