An 18-year-old Deepwater man was bitten on the hand by an Eastern Brown Snake after trying to capture it from a shed on his property. When the helicopter arrived to airlift him they found him vomiting blood, The paramedic say it was clear he received a large dose of venom. The snake was captured but while being shown to paramedics it got out of the bucked and was not re captured. The man is still is serous condition at Bundaberg Hospital. The incident has prompted stern warnings from local zoo’s and wildlife experts who believe re3cent wet weather has driven wildlife closer to homes.