NO PLEASE: 9 Queenslanders Bitten By Snakes In The Past Day-And-A-Half

At what point do you just accept defeat and spare the few men you have left?

That question has plagued the minds of many an army general as they stubbornly cling to dwindling territory; an irresistible force slowly cornering them.
The battle for territory between man and nature has long been one where man held the upper-hand, but the clock may be ticking for Queensland.
Thanks to a combination of unseasonable heat and flooding, the state’s population of snakes are on the move, and they’re taking precisely zero prisoners. Nine – count ’em, NINE – Queenslanders have fallen victim to snake bites of the past 36 hours. They’re coming, and they’re coming in hot.
One woman in her 30s is in life-threatening condition after copping a bite from a snake near Gladstone yesterday afternoon. Around two hours after that, a man – also in his 30s – felt the wrong end of an Eastern Brown Snake near Yeppoon, leaving him in a serious condition.
The far north of the state is the epicentre of the outbreak at the moment, which began with a 57-year old woman suffering a bite at her home near Atherton. Before staff at the Atherton Hospital could blink, 2 adults and a child also presented with snake bites. All from separate incidents.
Meanwhile, in the state’s south-east, four more people fell victim to the slithering horde. The worst coming in Toowoomba, where an 18-month old was bitten on the forearm and transported to hospital in a stable condition.
DID YOU HEAR ME? THESE SNAKES BIT A GODDAMNED BABY. THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK.
This is not a drill, Queensland. It’s too late to fight back. Run. Seek refuge in the southern states. Return the land to its natural owners.
Your state is Snakesland now.
Photo: Kristian Bell/Getty Images.
Source: ABC News.

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