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
"He's lunged at me and bit me" recounts Loxley in his daily Facebook video. "But the good news is the armour, he bit me in the shin, the armour actually protected me and stopped the bite."
