Dog in coma after saving owner from deadly snake A young Kelpie named Tess is being hailed a lifesaver after defending its owner from a deadly brown snake on the Gold Coast. However the heroic pet only has a 50-50 chance of survival after being bitten by the giant reptile. Fay Palethorpe, a 68-year-old retiree from Ingleside, was gardening on her 8 hectare property on Sunday morning when she came face to face with the biggest brown snake she'd ever seen. She says it was huge, over two metres long and reared up into the air and struck...