- A woman in her 60s was bitten on the thigh by an eastern brown snake after it became entangled in her bicycle chain on a trail in New South Wales, Australia.
- The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on the Northern Rivers Rail Trail near Burringbar, when she reportedly rode over the snake.
- Paramedics transported her to Tweed Valley Hospital in a stable condition, and she was discharged the following morning.
- The eastern brown snake, one of the world's most venomous, was later euthanised by a snake handler due to the severe injuries it sustained from being caught in the bike.
- A snake handler advised that eastern browns are defensive rather than aggressive and recommended that cyclists and walkers carry compression bandages and know snakebite first aid.
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