A Singleton Heights man thought he had trodden on a stick when he was bitten by a snake a week ago.
Stuart Forrest was cleaning up a garden bed in his backyard at lunchtime last Monday when the incident occurred.
The juvenile eastern brown snake bit him just above the ankle on his right leg.
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Mr Forrest said he knew straight away he had been bitten by a snake in his backyard, which resulted in a life-and-death emergency.
He was airlifted down to Newcastle in a critical condition after initial treatment at Singleton Hospital.
The dad is back home recovering now but still suffering from the effects of the bite and subsequent treatment.
