Lucky passengers on an Easyjet flight headed to the United Kingdom from Iceland were treated to a colourful spectacle when the pilot turned the plane around.

When Puppa, an Italian mastiff, "chased something" down a grassy slope just outside of Brisbane and came back panting, Samantha Egan thought her dog had overheated.

For the day was hot, and the sun was beating.

But Puppa's condition deteriorated quickly, and by the time he had reached the bottom of Flinders Plum Picnic Area he had collapsed.

That's when a terrifying host of symptoms emerged.

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Egan, from Brisbane, wants all pet owners to be aware of the symptoms of snake envenomation, which occurs when the reptile injects venom into a body.

She suspects one of Australia's deadly reptiles was behind her 16-month-old dog's rapid deterioration – and death – just over a week ago.

"He had chased something down a hill and 10 minutes after that he was very stressed, drooling from the mouth and had some blood on his nose and tongue," she told 9news.com.au.

"My partner heard him scuffle with something, but I didn't.

"When he came back we thought he had heat stroke as he was panting.

"We cooled him with water but he shut down.

"Once we got to the bottom of the lookout he lay down, and didn't get back up again."

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Egan rushed Puppa to a 24-hour vet in critical condition.

The vet suspected Puppa could also have heat stroke and the decision was made to euthanise the dog when he showed signs of an incoming heart attack.

"It was going from 40 beats per minutes to 70 beats per minute, similar to cardiac arrest," Egan said. 

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It was only after Puppa had been euthanised, Egan found the tiny marks on his tongue.

"We kept asking, 'How could he have died on a 20-minute walk?'

"That's why we looked under his tongue and the whole underside was purple.

"We don't have pictures of that but we have pictures of three purple pin mark bruises."

Egan said the vet has not confirmed these are snake bites, but the owner is confident they are.

The family are devastated, and wish they suspected a snake bite sooner. 

"We're not doing great, because we don't have much closure," she said.

"We should have thought it could have been something other than heat stroke.

"I think that it's hard for people to know what has happened when they didn't see a snake.

"The early symptoms are easy to miss, he was down within 20 minutes never to get up again.

What are the signs a pet has been bitten by a snake?

The RSPCA said a snake bite could be likely if a dog displays the following symptoms:

• Sudden weakness followed by collapse
• Shaking or twitching of the muscles and difficulty blinking
• Vomiting
• Loss of bladder and bowel control
• Dilated pupils
• Paralysis
• Blood in urine

Billy Collett, operations manager at the Australian Reptile Park on NSW's Central Coast, said the symptoms of deadly snake envenomation can often be misidentified in pets.

"It's sort of like heat exhaustion; that rapid panting, collapsing, losing consciousness," he told 9news.com.au.

"I've seen a few dogs that have been bitten by snakes and it's pretty nasty.

"A lot die because owners just don't realise they've been bitten."

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Collett's comments come in the midst of "snake season", which typically runs from September and April.

Snake catchers have reported a surge in callouts for venomous hatchlings, which they say is common for late February and early March.

Collett said there are some signs that indicate snakes could be inhabiting a backyard or homes.

"Snake sheddings, poos, slide marks – they are all good signs," he said.

Drones that the Kremlin said were launched by Ukraine flew deep inside Russian territory, including one that got within 100kms of Moscow, signaling breaches in Russian defences as President Vladimir Putin ordered stepped-up protection at the border.

Officials said the drones caused no injuries and did not inflict any significant damage, but the attacks on Monday night and Tuesday morning raised questions about Russian defence capabilities more than a year after the country's full-scale invasion of its neighbour.

Moscow blamed Kyiv for the assaults. Ukrainian officials did not immediately claim responsibility, but they similarly avoided directly acknowledging responsibility for past strikes and sabotage while emphasising Ukraine's right to hit any target in Russia.

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Although Putin did not refer to any specific attacks in a speech in the Russian capital, his comments came hours after the drones targeted several areas in southern and western Russia. Authorities closed the airspace over St Petersburg in response to what some reports said was a drone.

Also on Tuesday, several Russian television stations aired a missile attack warning that officials blamed on a hacking attack.

The drone attacks targeted regions inside Russia along the border with Ukraine and deeper into the country, according to local Russian authorities.

A drone fell near the village of Gubastovo, less than 100kms from Moscow, Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the region surrounding the Russian capital, said in an online statement.

The drone did not inflict any damage, Vorobyov said, but it likely targeted "a civilian infrastructure object."

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Pictures of the drone showed it was a small Ukrainian-made model with a reported range of up to 800kms but no capacity to carry a large load of explosives.

Russian forces early on Tuesday shot down another Ukrainian drone over the Bryansk region, local Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said in a Telegram post.

Three drones also targeted Russia's Belgorod region on Monday night, with one flying through an apartment window in its namesake capital, local authorities reported. Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the drones caused minor damage to buildings and cars.

The Russian Defence Ministry said Ukraine used drones to attack facilities in the Krasnodar region and neighbouring Adygea. It said the drones were brought down by electronic warfare assets, adding that one of them crashed into a field and another diverted from its flight path and missed an infrastructure facility it was supposed to attack.

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Meanwhile, the United States directly warned on Tuesday that it would target Chinese firms or people involved in any effort to send lethal aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine, underscoring a fast-deepening showdown with its superpower rival.

In the most specific public admonition on the issue to Beijing so far, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken underlined that arming Moscow's forces would cause China serious problems around the world.

"China can't have it both ways when it comes to … the Russian aggression in Ukraine. It can't be putting forward peace proposals on the one hand, while actually feeding the flames of the fire that Russia has started with the other hand," Blinken said in Kazakhstan.

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If good things come in small packages, then surely something quite bad had to be inside the gigantic box on my doorstep.

Turned out it was just a $40 foam roller I'd bought on Amazon a few days earlier, on the advice of my physio who is trying to solve a stubborn niggle in my neck.

On the one hand, you had to give credit to Amazon.

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Customised rainbow-themed tape proudly sealed the box, in a sweet nod to the Mardi Gras parade which had lit up Sydney just two days earlier.

Nice touch, Jeff Bezos.

But a cavernous box dwarfed the 90cm-long, 15cm-diameter foam roller inside.

It was so vast and empty in there, it could have echoed.

Shouldn't the online behemoth, which sends out billions of packages every year and has an eye-popping market cap of $1.4 trillion, be doing better?

In the newsroom the next day, colleagues swapped war stories of silly-sized boxes carrying objects which humbly occupy a fraction of the space.

And it wasn't just Amazon.

Cosmetic companies, sending out gels, mascaras and other little beauty products in oversized boxes, seemed to be a repeat offender.

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One year has passed since a Northern Territory helicopter crash claimed the life of Outback Wrangler star Chris Willow Wilson but his wife says she is no closer to finding answers about what led to his death.

Wilson, 34, was killed when the Robinson R44 helicopter the father-of-two was harnessed to crashed during a crocodile egg-collecting mission in Arnhem Land in February 2021.

To mark the anniversary of the accident, his wife, Danielle Wilson, opened up about her ongoing grief in a heart-wrenching statement reflecting on the months since her husband's death.

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"The past year has been the longest and shortest of our lives. Time has stood still, yet we have blinked and a year has gone by without our greatest love," she said.

"It has been the worst, toughest and most traumatising year. Life without you is not the same and the world is a lesser place without you in it.

"Today, there remain more questions than answers in relation to your horrific death. It pains me that without answers we are no closer to closure.

"I used to think that things happened for a reason. But in this instance, it simply can't be true.

"We should be living our life as a family, where our children grow up with their father who is the best dad that any child could ever hope for."

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Wilson's best friend and co-star, Matt Wright, is one of three men charged in relation to the crash.

Wright also posted an online tribute to mark the anniversary featuring a video and caption in which the 43-year-old remembered Wilson as "a true legend that lifted the energy wherever he was".

"We miss our mate more than anything and his memory will live on through all of us," he said.

"Willow will go down in the history books as one of Australia's truest legends.

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"Love ya brother it's only time and will see each other again."

The tribute comes just days before Wright's case is due to return to Darwin Local Court next week.

Wright is facing seven charges over what prosecutors say was an attempt to derail the police investigation into the fatal crash.

He is yet to enter a plea although his lawyer has previously indicated he would fight the allegations against him.

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While attention swirls around the ongoing court case, those closest to Wilson continue to ensure his memory isn't overshadowed.

At the end of last year, Northern Australia Civil brought one of Wilson's projects to life when they purchased a new grader in honour of the Starlight Foundation.

The company, where Wilson acted as managing director, has pledged an annual donation to the charity for the life of the machine.

"Not a day goes by where he is not missed by everyone in the NAC family. NAC continues to strive to achieve his dreams in his honour," a company spokesperson told 9News.

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Members of the Tibetan community in Auckland have distanced themselves from Li.

Surf Life Saving NSW has expanded its drone fleet to include newer models which have the ability to assist in night rescues.

The ten new drones have infrared technology, thermal imaging scanning, weather resistance and are able to travel further than the previous model.

The improved technology means surf life savers can conduct rescues at night and in floodwaters.

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The Australian Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Service (AUAVS) currently operates a drone surveillance program along the NSW coastline.

AUAVS chief remote pilot Paul Hardy said the drones got on the scene "really quickly".

"It's still used for day to day beach operations… we are also using it for rock fishermen," Hardy said.

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Surf life savers have used the new drones to conduct 26 night searches with NSW Police, mostly looking for missing people off the coast. 

"They're not just used for missing people, there might be a vessel that's lost power and is drifting to shore," he said.

They were first used to assist towns in the NSW Floods last year.

"There were towns that had never seen surf life savers before, having red and yellow there for weeks."

The drones are kept in patrol vehicles and are ready to be used along the coast.

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The quake struck at 8.26pm.

Police and Fenz have determined the fire was not suspicious.

Confidential personal information from customers of one of Australia's biggest banks has been found in a rubbish skip in Perth.

The ANZ documents were found in Armidale, in the city's south-east, and included bank statements, personal details and private emails.

The information in the skip includes names, addresses, transaction histories and account numbers.

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The documents were thrown out in a clean-up after the local ANZ branch closed its doors.

ANZ said it is "sorry this has occurred and is urgently investigating what happened".

Watch the full story on 9News Perth at 6pm.