Tiger Snake Bites Fashion Queen
Another one of those only in Australia stories:
ONE moment Megan McDonough was hot favourite to win an impromptu fashion contest at the Hamilton races in Victoria.
The next she was bitten by a venomous tiger snake and on her way to hospital.
Few things went to plan on Saturday at Hamilton.
Mid-way through the meeting, a couple of girls thought the day could do with a fashion parade.
A dozen women were plucked from the crowd of about 1800.
A group of footballers gathered to admire the contenders when one noticed a large tiger snake.
He leapt out of the way but Megan stood on the snake, which bit her on the foot then slithered down a drain pipe.
Megan’s wound was wrapped in a tourniquet before she was taken to hospital.
“She kept pretty calm throughout. The shock set in a bit when the ambulance arrived,” club secretary John Donnelly said.
He said Megan, who was recovering in hospital yesterday, was a legitimate winner of the fashions contest.
“She didn’t get it out of sympathy, no way. She looked lovely,” he said. [Herald-Sun]
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Hello I refer to the above article on the woman bitten by the tiger snake at the horse races. The photo used of the Tiger Snake is my image. The Australian newspaper published this image in their online news without my authority and without any aknowledgement after stealing it from my website. I am currently pursuing the matter under copyright law. I have no intention of folowing this up on your blog however if you wish to continue to use my image online could you please put on acknowledgement underneath it…eg Photo: Greg Wallis http://www.pbase.com/saratoga. If you dont wish to… Read more »
I have modified the posting to acknowledge you as the photographer of the image. By the way you have some great pictures. I enjoyed browsing through them.
Good luck with your copyright case.
OMG get a life about the friggin photograph, if you dont want ppl to see any of your photographes dont publish it on the internet !!!!!!!!! BUILD A BRIGE AND GET OVER IT !!!!!!!!!!