Field Hockey Player Dies From Snake Bite

On April 26, 2013, in an article called, “Karl berr, Australian Field Hockey Player, Dies From Snake Bite After Warm-Up Run” from The Huffington Post, Cavan Sieczkowski reported about a tragic death. An Australian field hockey player died after he received a bite from a snake and then decided to go running right after. The decision of running after he got bit was what caused the venom to spread. Berry, who was the captain of the Commerce-Pints Hockey Club, was cleaning up the center when he noticed what he thought was a python. He picked up the snake and removed it from the area because there were children playing nearby. At that point the snake bit him on the finger, but he apparently did not know that it was venomous. He went for a warm-up training run right after. At the group training, team members called an ambulance and reported that Berry was unconscious. After investigations, it was suspected that the snake was a highly venomous western brown. This tragic event left a huge mark in the teammates’ lives because they lost an amazing athlete and friend, who saved another person that could have been bit instead. The team members reported that they will hold a minute’s silence at every game during the coming weekend and wear black arm bands in memory of their friend’s passing.