With an especially powerful bite, a python cuts a man's artery. He claimed that the bite was "beyond imagined forces" of the snake after a coastal carpet python bit him, severing an artery and several nerves in his arm.

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Snake Bite Risk

In many tropical and subtropical nations, snake bite is a neglected public health issue. Each year, there are about 5.4 million snake bites, resulting in 1.8 to 2.7 million cases of envenoming (poisoning from snake bites). Between 81 410 and 137 880 people die annually, with around three times as many amputations and other types of lasting disability.

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Biting a Wildlife Conservator

The snake bit Kane Durrant, a wildlife conservator and snake catcher with WILD Conservation in New South Wales, Australia, late last year while he was releasing it into the bush following a road rescue. He sustained two enormous gashes on either side of his arm as the snake's jaws bit into his wrist.

According to Durrant, who spoke to Newsweek, "it felt like a knife pulling out my wrist, and the severed nerve gave me a scorching burning feeling." "My artery nearly spurted six feet of blood, and it was a fairly intimidating situation," she said.

Looking at Carpet Pythons

The average length of a carpet python, which may be found all over Australia and New Guinea, is between 6.6 and 13.1 feet. Because they are not venomous and rarely bite unless provoked, they are frequently kept as pets. But if they bite, they can do a lot of harm because they have 80 backward-facing teeth that are meant to stop prey from escaping and rip tissue as they latch into it.

Durrant's Story

Before giving myself first aid, Durrant added, "I let the snake into the bush once it was taken out of my arm."

Durrant said in an post that the bite had left him "damaged beyond imagined capabilities of the species," necessitating immediate surgery. Following the incident, he posted images of his horrifying wounds on social media along with a video detailing his ordeal and rehabilitation. Even a year following the incident, scars are still evident.

He still has numbness in his hand, and the bite marks on his wrist are still clearly evident.

He told Newsweek that the recovery "defied expectations" and was relatively quick. "I went through a rehabilitative period of therapy and rest and still have ongoing nerve pain/pins and needles," the injured party said. "I was back at work 48 hours later, though in a sling and cast."

The World Health Organization estimates roughly 5.4 million snake bites worldwide, with about 3,000 happening in Australia.

Major Damage

Durrant posted on Facebook, "There's some internal damage that will likely last around the radial nerve and artery, but I can still do what I love and promote wildlife conservation through our ongoing projects."

Despite not having venom, bites from non-venomous snakes like carpet pythons can nevertheless result in skin infections, necrosis, or tissue death, if left untreated, according to Medical News Today.

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