Thanks for logging in.

You can now click/tap WATCH to start the live stream.

Thanks for logging in.

You can now click/tap LISTEN to start the live stream.

Thanks for logging in.

You can now click/tap LATEST NEWS to start the live stream.

LISTEN
Watch
on air now

Create a 3AW account today!

You can now log in once to listen live, watch live, join competitions, enjoy exclusive 3AW content and other benefits.


Joining is free and easy.

You will soon need to register to keep streaming 3AW online. Register an account or skip for now to do it later.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Warning after dog bitten by snake at Albert Park Lake

Tom Elliott
Article image for Warning after dog bitten by snake at Albert Park Lake

Dog owners are being warned to be vigilant after a staffy was bitten by a snake at Albert Park Lake at the weekend.

Darren Ryder noticed his two-year-old dog, Chilli, was lethargic as he returned to the car after a walk on Sunday afternoon.

“She just progressively got worse so we took her to the vet and the vet actually said I think she’s been bitten by a snake,” Mr Ryder told Neil Mitchell.

Press PLAY below to hear Mr Ryder’s warning to other dog owners

Vets think Chilli was bitten by a copperhead snake.

Mr Ryder believes it may have hitched a ride on equipment being stored in Albert Park ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

“At the moment there’s a huge amount of equipment and pallets … and everything for the Grand Prix so there’s potentially tyres and containers, and all that stuff that we think it might have hitched a ride up to Melbourne on,” he said.

Tom Elliott
Advertisement