
Article below is an extract from ABC digital web written by Rebecca Curtin, 14th October 2014:
Man dies after snake bites him on hand, arm in WA's Goldfields
Police said the 41-year-old man was bitten while trying to pick up what was believed to be a western brown snake.
The officer in charge, Senior Sergeant Heath Soutar, said the man was bitten multiple times including on his hand and arm.
Sergeant Soutar said the man did not seek any medical attention after being bitten.
Sergeant Soutar said the man did not seek any medical attention after being bitten.
"He didn't seek any medical attention despite other people being in the area and trying to assure him that he needed medical attention," he said.
"He ended up going to a campsite very close to town and ended up collapsing approximately half an hour to 45 minutes later."
Police and an ambulance crew went to the site where the man had collapsed and performed first aid.
He was taken to the Laverton hospital where he was later declared dead.