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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
World
Michelle Cullen

Man pulled back from the brink of death after being bitten by world's most deadly snake

A man is lucky to be alive after he was bitten by a Gaboon viper - one of the most venomous snakes in the world.

The incident took place in North Carolina and resulted in the man almost dying, but he managed to pull through, losing just two fingers.

Doctors treated the man with 44 bottles of antivenom over the course of a week, which is double the amount usually used to treat a standard snake bite.

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