Man dies after being bitten by snake he was removing from children’s nursery

Bite happened as man was trying to catch one of the world’s deadliest reptiles

Brown snakes send about 200 people to hospital each year. Photo: Getty

George Styllis
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An Australian man has died after being bitten several times by a highly venomous snake that he was trying to remove from a childcare centre.

The Australian Broadcasting Service has named him as 47-year-old Jerromy Brookes.