Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis). Brown snakes are the most common cause of snakebites and snakebite-related deaths in Australia. Though they

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Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis). Brown snakes are the most common cause of snakebites and snakebite-related deaths in Australia. Though they produce little venom, it is very potent. Symptoms include headache, nausea, vomiting, severe coagulopathy (dysfunctional blood clotting) and cardiac arrhythmia or arrest (heart attack).

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