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| Inland taipan, world's most venomous snake (Youtube) |
"He needs to take out a lottery ticket. He is extremely lucky to still be alive," said Judy Martin, a local reptile rescuer.
The 17-year-old took himself to the emergency unit of a hospital in the town of Kurri Kurri with a snakebite on his left hand. He was later transferred to Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle.
The snake was also brought to the hospital and was identified as an inland taipan.
It is not yet known how the boy came into contact with the world's most venomous snake, which was found around 1000km from its natural inland habitat.
"We were shocked. We've never seen a Taipan before. They're not from this area and to have somebody bitten by an inland Taipan is quite serious," said Martin, who was asked to identify the snake.
Taronga Zoo spokesman Mark Williams told the Sydney Morning Herald that a drop of venom from inland taipan is enough "to kill 100 adult men and 250,000 mice."
Check out a video report about the incident below:
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