A family has opened up on the terrifying moment they were told there was no anti-venom available for their daughter who had just been bitten by a deadly snake.

A relaxing weekend of camping by the water at Fitzgerald Bay in South Australia ’s Upper Spencer Gulf turned to chaos when Chelsea Ditton stepped on something strange as she was preparing for bed.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Young girl bitten by tiger snake told hospital ‘had no anti-venom’.

The Port Augusta 11-year-old soon realised she had been bitten on the foot by a tiger snake and was rushed to Whyalla Hospital.

“I didn’t know if I was going to die or not,” Chelsea told 7NEWS.

When the family arrived, they were informed by medical staff that the hospital had no anti-venom in stock.

Staff did manage to source a vial but there

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