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Is this a scratch or a venomous snakebite?

There are no puncture marks to be seen after a patient's close encounter with a snake
Dr Shaun Greene
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17 March 2020
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Tom is a 55-year-old farmer, brought to your rural ED by his friend, Shane, following a suspected snakebite.

They explain that as Tom was helping clear rubbish from around Shane’s garden shed, he noticed a snake.

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