Tassie farmer's fatal snake bite horror

By Andrew Drummond
Updated November 28 2020 - 11:44am, first published 11:42am
Snakes, including the highly-venomous tiger, have claimed three Tasmanian lives since 1948.
Snakes, including the highly-venomous tiger, have claimed three Tasmanian lives since 1948.

An elderly Tasmanian farmer died after being bitten repeatedly by a 1.4-metre tiger snake found still wrapped around his arm when help arrived.

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