Stormtrooper suits might not be able to withstand the force, but there is one thing the armor guards against pretty well - venomous snakes. Scott Loxley was traveling 9,000 miles across Australia ...

YALBOROO, Australia, Jan. 16 (UPI) --An Australian man taking a nearly 10,000-mile walk across the country in his Star Wars stormtrooper costume said the armor saved him from a deadly snake bite.

MAN survives deadly king brown snake bite thanks to stormtrooper suit he’s worn for 277 days. That’s just the beginning of his excellent story ... Yes, that really happened. So did a bunch of other ...

The Force was with him! A stormtrooper costume saved a “Star Wars” fan from a poisonous snake bite. Scott Loxley was attacked by a deadly King Brown serpent as he walked near Yalboroo in Australia on ...

A Star Wars fanatic has credited his Stormtrooper costume with saving his life when a poisonous snake tried to bite him. Scott Loxley, who's walking around Australia dressed as a Stormtrooper to raise ...

They might have been useless at stopping blasters, but the ol’ Imperial Stormtrooper armour has at least saved Australian Scott Loxley from being bitten by one of the most poisonous snakes in a ...

The Force was with Stormtrooper Scott Loxley when a snake struck him, but could not pierce his armour. Mr Loxley, who is walking around Australia for charity, passed through WA last year and was in ...

A man who is walking 9,000 miles across Australia dressed in a Star Wars Stormtrooper outfit has said the costume’s armour saved his life after he was bitten by a deadly snake. Scott Loxley, 47, a ...

A Star Wars fan was indebted to the dark side after his Stormtrooper outfit saved him from a poisonous snake bite. Scott Loxley was protected from a king brown snake by the costume while completing a ...

Stormtrooper armour is hopeless against lightsabers - but it is good protection against the venomous snakes of north Queensland. Scott Loxley, who is walking around Australia dressed as an "elite ...

Scott Loxley is walking around Australia dressed as a Stormtrooper from the George Lucas films to raise money for charity Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our ...