Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike chain
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A woman in her 60s was bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake while cycling on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, New South Wales. The snake became entangled in her bicycle chain after she ran over it. The woman is recovering from the bite. The incident highlights the danger posed by venomous snakes in the region.
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The bite occurred on a 'popular cycling trail' used by the community.
The snake became entangled in her bike chain.
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A woman in her 60s was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, Tweed shire, northern New South Wales.
The Guardian- The bite occurred on a 'popular cycling trail' used by the community.
- The snake was an eastern brown snake, one of the world's most venomous.
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Loaded language removed<p>Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomous</p><p>A woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in regional Australia.</p><p>She was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar,…
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A woman in her 60s was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, Tweed shire, northern New South Wales.
The GuardianShe ran over a two-metre-long eastern brown snake.
The GuardianThe snake became entangled in her bike chain.
The GuardianShe was bitten by the snake.
The GuardianThe eastern brown snake is one of the world's most venomous.
The GuardianThe woman is recovering from the bite.
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