Man hospitalised after snake bite
A patient has been rushed to hospital after they were bitten by a snake in the Western Downs.
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Paramedics were called to a private property in Tara after a man was bitten by the snake.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Saturday at 7.59pm.
The man aged in his 50s, was transported to Tara Hospital in a stable condition.
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