Snakebite kills woman gardening in NSW

A 59-year-old woman has died after being bitten by a snake while gardening in the NSW Hunter Valley. Source: AAP

A WOMAN has died after being bitten by a snake while gardening near Newcastle.

The 59-year-old died at John Hunter Hospital on Tuesday morning after being found by her husband in their backyard at Glen Oak on Saturday afternoon.

She had been bitten by a snake.

The species is unknown but John Hunter Hospital's snake expert, Geoff Isbister, said snake bites were not uncommon in the region at this time of year.

Usually, warm weather between November and April rouses the snakes, he told AAP.

"Most bites occur when the snake is being interfered with," he said.

"Women tend to get bitten on the lower limbs while men tend to get bitten on the hands because they try to pick the snake up."

Mr Isbister said wrapping a bite in a tight bandage, then wrapping the entire limb and remaining totally immobile, could prevent the flow of venom through the body.

"And the most important piece of first aid is the mobile phone," he said.

"If you have to call someone, lie there and wait for help."

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