Fatality From Captive King Cobra

 Sue Turnbull told the inquest how she lowered Luke, who had 'turned purple', to the ground before attempting CPR and injecting him with adrenalin as paramedics rushed to the scene. The partner of tragic snake expert Luke Yeomans made a desperate bid to save his life after he was bitten by a King Cobra, his inquest heard today. But despite their efforts, which included administering shots of anti-venom, the 46-year-old died at the King Cobra sanctuary he kept behind his home in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The inquest also heard the incident was so rare that the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the only laboratory in the UK capable of analysing snake venom, did not have a 'test' for that produced by a King Cobra.  However, coroner Mairin Casey said that based on the evidence, she was satisfied that the cause of death was a 'snake bite'.The hearing in Nottingham heard how Luke was working alone with his snakes in an outbuilding when he was attacked last Wednesday. The rest of the story can be found at Mail-On-line

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