A man is in a stable condition after he was bitten by a Cape Cobra at his home in the Cape Town suburb of Goodwood‚ Cape Town‚ on Saturday afternoon‚ Netcare911 said.
“When Netcare911 paramedics arrived on scene‚ they found the man to be in a stable condition.
“Paramedics began with treatment and thereafter transported the man to a nearby hospital for further medical care‚” the emergency medical service said on Sunday.
It said the incident had occurred while the man was busy gardening.
Snake expert Johan Marais described the Cape Cobra as “an extremely dangerous cobra that will stand its ground when confronted”.
“Bites are often fatal‚ with the victim dying of suffocation due to respiratory collapse‚” Marais said‚ adding that its highly neurotoxic venom is the most potent of any African cobra.
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