'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.
Within hours, it became clear the situation was more serious. The single mother, who has lupus, began to suffer impaired vision and bouts of dizziness.
Medical experts, who identified the culprit of the bite as a yellow-faced whip snake, warned it could have proven deadly if left untreated. "I didn't think anything of it at the time because I've never experienced anything like this before. I thought the dog had jumped on me and I'd scratched my arm in my sleep. I couldn't believe it when they told me what it was. The fact it had been in bed with me. I was freaking out.
According to the Australian Museum, the yellow-faced whip snake is common throughout most of the country and, while venomous, is not considered to be a dangerous species."However, a bite could be extremely painful, with much local swelling," the organization said.
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