Take the example of Charlotte Svillicic and her dog Khan. One day, Charlotte, a 17-month-old toddler, was playing in the garden of her home in Cairns, Australia
Khan, a Doberman new to the Svillicic’s Atheron home just four days after rescuing it from an animal shelter, was alerted to the danger and miraculously flung the little girl from the snake’s reach, and earned a poisonous bite on the leg for its troubles.
"If I had not seen it with my own eyes I would never have believed it," Charlotte‘s mother, Catherine Svillicic, told The Post.
"Khan was really concentrating and was acting aggressive towards Charlotte and kept trying to nudge her but it wasn’t working, so he grabbed her by the back of the nappy and threw her more than a metre.
"Charlotte looked pretty shocked and then Khan screamed.
"I realised quickly it was a snake and Khan had been trying to get in between her and the snake before he threw her."
After being bitten, Khan ran inside and collapsed. He received a shot of anti-venom from a local vet and apart from being very sick on the night of the attack, will make a full recovery.