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TIL Danie Pienaar survived the bite of a black mamba without antivenom after being bitten while tracking rhinos in South Africa in 1998. He was briefly paralyzed & put on a ventilator for 3 da... (www.krugerpark.co.za)

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Original Title: TIL Danie Pienaar survived the bite of a black mamba without antivenom after being bitten while tracking rhinos in South Africa in 1998. He was briefly paralyzed & put on a ventilator for 3 days, however he was released to his parents' care on the 5th day with essentially no lingering consequences.

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