A MAN who got nipped on his penis by a SNAKE used a cold RUM CAN to soothe the pain.

Daryl Zutt thought he was going to die, so he rang his mum to say a final goodbye while reaching for the metal can to help lessen his agony.

"I thought I was gone," he said.

"I thought, Maybe, this is it. Maybe, Im gonna cark it."

Mr Zutt's bizarre trouser snake encounter was revealed two weeks ago after he stopped for a roadside toilet stop in remote far north Queensland.

Fatal

Speaking of the snake's near fatal swipe at his manhood, Mr Zutt said: "I squatted down. I reckon I mustve nearly sat on his head," he said.

"As soon as I felt it, I yelled. It really hurt.

"When it happened, I knew in the back of my mind it was a snake.

"I seen him coming out from between my legs."

He said he tried to remain calm as he inspected the damage.

"He got me about halfway down," he said. "I saw fang marks and a bit of *lo** come out."

Mr Zutt's friend drove him to a medical centre before he was moved to a hospital for further tests which showed he was not envenomated.