All hail King Arthur , a hero in every sense of the Christian Bible .

Long last King Arthur , thedomestic shorthairwho sacrificed his own life story to save his family ’s two children .

According toa Facebook postfrom the Animal Emergency Service ( in Australia ) , Arthur was following his two little humankind around their grand when an eastern brown snake , perhaps the rural area ’s most mortal snake , slithered close to them . Arthur reacted .

Grey cat covered by blankets

Courtesy of Animal Emergency Service

" Arthur jumped into action protecting his young mob by killing the Snake River . regrettably , in the process , Arthur received a fatal envenomation snake bite , " the Facebook post said on Sunday .

The hombre collapsed justly after the bite , but he was able to quickly recover consciousness . But the next morning , he had collapsed again and was unable to spring up back up . His family took him to a nearby Animal Emergency Services , but he was unable to recover .

" It was with the heaviest of hearts his possessor had to leave Arthur after he gained his holy man wings , " the Facebook military post take .

We should be clear here : Arthur did n’t just save his little siblings from a venomous bite ; he likely economise their lives . The eastern brown ophidian is angry , aggressive , degraded , and deadly , harmonize toAustralian Geographic .

" Eastern brown Hydra , together with other browns , are creditworthy for more deaths every yr in Australia than any other group of serpent , " the clip writes . " Not only is their spitefulness rate as the second most toxic of any land snake in the world ( establish on tests on mice ) , they prosper in populated country , particularly on farm in rural areas with mice . "

So perch in peace , Arthur . You were an excellent pet and now incessantly a hoagie .