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A hero husband who was tragically killed after rescuing his wife from an eastern brown snake was looking forward to celebrating his 38th wedding anniversary with his partner.
Dad-of-two Vincent Price sprung into action just before 10am on Saturday after his wife spotted the snake slithering through their house as the pair watched TV in their Eileen Court home in Kensington Grove - in southeast Queensland's Lockyer Valley.
Mr Price, aged in his 60s, was an experienced snake handler and had owned a number of pet pythons so immediately grabbed the reptile.
While the initial capture went well, it's understood tragedy struck when Mr Price tried to release the eastern brown, the world's second most venomous snake, back into the wild.
Father of two Vincent Price was killed by an eastern brown snake (above) on Saturday after his wife spotted it inside their Queensland home
'That's when it must of turned around and bit him, he got in the car. And came straight home and collapsed inside,' neighbour Michelle Vedredi told the Courier Mail.
'His wife rang triple-0 did CPR. But it was too late. Ambos came they tried CPR too.'
Ms Vedredi said another neighbour told her they'd heard the
