South Australian boy survives deadly eastern brown snake bite

A two-year-old boy was playing in his backyard when he realised he’d been bitten by a deadly snake.

A brave two-year-old boy knew he was in trouble and quickly alerted his mum after he was bitten by a deadly brown snake in his backyard.

Ezra Porter was playing in the backyard of his family’s home in Port Wakefield, about 100km north of Adelaide, when he when he felt a sharp pain in his foot in October.

Two-year-old Ezra Porter was bitten by a deadly eastern brown snake in his backyard. Picture: 7News

The young boy quickly ran inside to tell his mother, Miranda Porter, about being bitten by a snake.

“I saw the bite mark, and it was extremely scary to be honest … I asked ‘where did it get you?’ I cried, I was shaking,” Ms Porter told 7News on Monday.

Ms Porter said she immediately ran to see if she could spot what bit her son only to catch a glimpse of an eastern brown snake slither away out of sight.

After an urgent call to triple-0, Ezra was flown to Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

It was a huge relief to everyone when doctors discovered Ezra had suffered from a “dry bite”, which meant no venom had been injected.

Ezra’s mother, Miranda, says she’s so thankful her son is alive. Picture: 7News

The little boy had been bitten while playing. Picture: 7News

Ms Porter said she was so worried her son would die from the bite.

“To have that thought my son is going to die … We’re just about to lose our little man,“ she said.

“There’s no words to describe that.

“We still have our little man. To have him here is a blessing”.

The eastern brown snake is considered the second most toxic venomous snake in the world.

Experts urge people to seek treatment immediately if bitten by the deadly snake, as its poison is able to cause death in less than an hour.

Originally published as South Australian boy survives deadly eastern brown snake bite