Former soldier survives king brown snake attack in Queensland.
A man walking round Australia dressed as a Star Wars stormtrooper says his armour protected him from a king brown snake bite this week.
Scott Loxley / Via facebook.com
47-year-old former soldier Scott Loxley left Melbourne in 2013 on a 15,000km journey to raise $100,000 for the Monash Children's Hospital.
Scott Loxley / Via facebook.com
Dubbed "Australia's answer to Chuck Norris," on Tuesday Loxley came across what he thought was a dead snake on the road shortly after leaving Yalboroo, north of Mackay – it turned out to be very much alive and "vicious".
Scott Loxley / Via facebook.com