Boy struck by the western brown twice in one week

Joel was walking down a street near his Wongan Hills about two hours north of Perth, when he was hit by a brown snake from the west.

Slowly rejoining his house and repeating himself "I'm not going to die, I'm not going to die," he calmly grabbed the attention of his mother Pippa.

Asking her, "If you're bitten by a venomous snake in Australia, are you going to heaven?"

When she told him "Yes", Joel collapsed.

"I did not breathe, and I knew I just had to breathe for him," Canning told 7 News.

"In one way or another I had the strength to bring him home while he was convulsing."

"His eyes were turning. He whistled and I knew that he was not getting enough oxygen.

"So, all three steps, I stopped and I breathed before I could put it in the back seat of the car."

Joel He had to try to stay calm to prevent his heart from pumping venom around his body faster but by the time the family arrived at the Wongan Hills Hospital, the six-year-old boy was not able was not in good condition.

The Wongan Hills Hospital Antivenom, Joel was flown to Perth where he fully recovered.

But eight days later, the Canning were left to waver after their brave boy was hit again with the opposite foot. He was losing the ability to move, to speak properly, "says Ms. Canning.

Although he had gone through the heartbreaking ordeal a week ago, Joel knew that he was safe. Would draw again. "

"I thought I was going to survive again because the first time I did it, I prayed for it and my prayer became reality," he said. at 7 News.

He believed that the antivenom that Joel had in his system from the first bite had helped him survive the second sting.

Seven months after the two bites, Joel's physical health is in order but the six-year-old boy is anxious and terrified. "(19659003)" They have (anxiety attacks) are happening now at school, "says Ms. Canning.

"So when he crossed the country because of his beating heart and that he was running through the bush, he thought it was venom again. "

While western brown snakes are typically less aggressive than their eastern cousins, the eastern brown snake, their venom is still lethal.

Although their venom is not as toxic Browns from the East, they deliver three times more.