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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian man was in critical condition Friday after he was bitten five times on the arm by a Death Adder, one of the world's deadliest snakes, local media reported.
The 50-year-old man, whose identity was not immediately released, was attacked after he mistakenly picked up the snake believing it was a lizard, emergency officials and media reports said.
The man, who was vacationing north of Sydney, suffered a heart attack and paralysis from the wounds, but a helicopter rescue team administered two doses of antivenin and were able to revive him.
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