Join us on an incredibly gripping episode of Between Views as Todd Cole recounts his harrowing, near-fatal encounter with one of Australia's most venomous snakes, the Eastern Brown. What began as a multi-day bushwalk in Lamington National Park quickly turned into a fight for survival when Todd was bitten on the ankle by a juvenile brown snake. He vividly describes the immediate fear, the crucial first aid administered by his heroic girlfriend Megan, and the desperate race against time for rescue. This episode delves deep into Todd's profound out-of-body experience while awaiting help, where he grappled with impending death and found an unexpected sense of calm and euphoria. He reflects on indigenous beliefs of a 'fourth tense' and how this intense vulnerability reshaped his understanding of life, love, and human connection.

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