Marugi savaged by blood thursty adder (Not vorderman)

[Parmo]

Marugi’s Wild Coast dream start shattered by Night Adder

Young gun Eugen Marugi may have come to an abrupt end, but miraculously, the 24-year old from didn’t run into a deadly Green Mamba, but rather upset a docile, slumbering Night Adder.

“The doctor said they are poisonous, but not deadly,” sighed a relieved Marugi, a little worse for wear after his adventure during the first round of the Nashua Masters.

The Pilgrims Rest pro had played 11 holes and with his score at one-under, pulled his tee shot left at the 12th. After hitting a provisional, he went in search of his first ball, which had disappeared into the thick stuff.

“I was under some trees, looking in the bushes below, when I felt something like a tickle on the inside of my left bicep. The next thing, the tickle turned into the most excruciating pain and I knew something was very, very wrong.”

Marugi screamed to playing partners, rookies Dawie (van der Walt) and Louis (Moolman) and they managed to flag down rules official, Dirk Cloete, who rushed Marugi back to the clubhouse.

“Everyone, including me, thought that I had been bitten by a green mamba. I tell you, you don’t want to know what thoughts rush through your head when people are telling other people that you could be dead in 10 minutes.”

The longer he kept breathing, though, the calmer Marugi got a Wild Coast Sun Ambulance rushed him to the local clinic in Port Edward.

“These guys at the clinic tell me, no, you can’t be treated here, you need to go to the hospital in Margate. I thought, no way, and called my manager, Clifford Green, who told us to go straight to his doctor, Dennis van Zyl.

“Clifford called ahead and the doctor was ready to do a blood test. I was actually feeling okay. He came back and told me it was a Night Adder. ‘Poisonous, but not deadly.’ Man, that was a relief.”

Van Zyl explained that the Night Adder is quite a common problem around these parts.

“His arm was quite swollen and very painful but the teethmarks were less than two centimetres aparts, so I knew immediately that it wasn’t a big snake that got Eugen.

Van Zyl applied the anti-venom treatment and declared Marugi fit to play, but unfortunately the young gun had already left the course and wouldn’t be allowed to resume play.

“It’s disappointing, off course; it always is when you are playing well, but those are the breaks. I will stay here at the Wild Coast for a few more days. It’s a good time to work on my game.”

Marugi will follow the Sunshine Tour after the final round on Sunday to the Eastern Cape, where he will tee it up at the inaugural Africa Open at the Fish River Sun Country Club next week.

ABOUT THE NIGHT ADDER
The Night Adder is a fairly common nocturnal snake, found from sea level up to high altitudes, especially in damp localities. It is comparatively inoffensive but, when aroused, puts up a great show of ferocity. Fortunately the venom appears to be rather less toxic to man, than that of other adders, and seldom proves fatal, but curiously enough is particularly toxic to toads, their natural prey.

Picture of the savage beast (below)

The outcome and happy ending...

 

[clubchamp07]

Great post Parmo, We needed to know this, Why?

 

[Parmo]

Great post Parmo, We needed to know this, Why?

Is not everyday a golfer gets bit by a snake whilst on tour, I though it was quite interesting as everyone is talking about the DDC and I thought the Sunshine tour needed a mention and it seems more exciting getting bit by a snake than watching a yank storm to victory in two days.