Woman bitten by eastern brown snake on Riesling Trail in Clare Valley
A morning walk took a terrifying turn for a South Australian woman on a popular walking trail in the state’s Mid North.
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A South Australian woman is lucky to be alive after she was attacked by one of the most venomous species of snakes while on her morning walk in the state’s mid north.
Lyn Jacka was trekking along the Riesling Trail in the Clare Valley on Saturday morning when she thought she stepped on a stick, according to ABC Radio Adelaide.
She was struck on the ankle multiple times by a baby eastern brown snake and was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment.
Ms Jacka said she was shocked at how quickly the incident unfolded.
“If I didn’t look down and see the snake I honestly wouldn’t have even known that I’d even come across one,” she said.
“I was fortunate enough that the venom didn’t enter my bloodstream.
“To be honest, just one of the lucky ones.”
Ms Jacka said run-ins with snakes were rare in the area.
“We’ve been here for probably 15 years, in that time we haven’t seen a lot of snakes,” she said.
However, she explained there had been more recent sightings than in previous years.
In an emotional social media post on Sunday night, she thanked family friends and the emergency services staff who came to her aid.
“After a scary encounter with a brown snake on Saturday morning, I am very fortunate, I am OK and I’ve returned home,” the post read.
It is understood snake catchers have experienced an increase in call-outs due to the more mild conditions over summer, but sightings are expected to drop off as the season changes.
Creepy crawly sightings have been rife around the state. A mind-boggling battle between a baby eastern brown snake and a redback spider was caught by Two Wells man Kyle Andrews.
Mr Andrews told ABC Radio Adelaide he was tidying his house when he saw the snake with the spider on its tail over the weekend.
“I thought I’d seen a piece of electrical cable caught up and hanging underneath the car,” he said.
“I went down for a bit of a closer look and reached out to grab it and then realised it was a small snake hanging from a spider’s web.
“The next thing I saw, there was a redback just part-way down the tail of the snake.”
Mr Andrews thought he’d take matters into his own hands and scooped up the snake with a garden hose and flung it away.
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