Snake bite

The snake bit the 79-year-old several times on his leg and hand before wrapping itself around his arm.

"The doctors said I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't have gone to the hospital when I did. When I came around, I was just in shock," said snake bite victim Nikita Aldridge.

Deakin Hawke had been on a week-long school trip to Canberra in Australia when he was bitten by a venomous snake.

The snake responsible for the unexpected bite is believed to have been an eastern brown or a death adder, officials said. The victim was identified by police as a 54-year-old male, of Queensland.

The attack, which occurred in Horry County, left the young victim with two fang marks that quickly turned into dark bruising and discoloration.

Jamie Lind said he used his phone to call his wife and tell his children that he loved them because he believed he could die.

"She was in a lot of pain, there was a lot of swelling, and she had tingling in her arm," the victim's daughter said.

Doctors say his wound could take more than six months to heal fully.

Her family was camping at Blue Spring State Park.

The girl had been in hospital for four days and was reportedly on a ventilator when attacked.

The man was rushed to hospital and his wife was told he may not survive the bite.

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The brown snake is responsible for 23 of the 35 fatalities recorded by the National Coronial Information System since 2000.