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Dominic Thiem: ‘Really poisonous snake’ holds up Austrian tennis star’s Brisbane International qualification match (www.cnn.com)
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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Well, don't eat the snake then you'll be fine.

Unless you actually meant venomous...

[–] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Looks like another case of a shitty headline writer. The article says venomous.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Tennis star Dominic Thiem’s opening qualfying round at the Brisbane International tournament on Saturday was anything but routine – the 30-year-old Austrian came close to losing his match against Australian James McCabe, which was interrupted by a snake slithering onto the court.

“I really love animals, especially exotic ones,” former US Open champion Thiem told the Brisbane International website.

The species of snake is widespread “throughout eastern Australia … and frequently encountered on the suburban periphery of many large towns and cities,” said the Australian Museum on its website.

“What the snake lacks in venom delivery it makes up for in potency … successful envenomation can result in progressive paralysis and uncontrollable bleeding.”

At one stage of the match, the 20-year-old McCabe held a 6-2 5-3 40-0 lead over Thiem and looked to be on the verge of stunning the former world No.

“It was a good win in the end,” Thiem told the Brisbane International website.

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[–] thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

Eastern Brown Snake was the species