27/09/2012 Newsround

Hello, Newrounders. Welcome to what's going on in the world with

me, Hayley, and Ricky. It's Thursday, just after 5pm and you're

watching Newsround. Coming up: The world's deadliest snake - we

find out about the boy that got bitten and survived. Why a trip to

the local library may soon be a thing of the past.

First up to some breaking news in the world of football. In the past

couple of hours, we've heard that former England player John Terry

has been found guilty by the FA of using racist language against

another player. It relates to an incident from last

year between Terry and QPR player Anton Ferdinand. Terry was cleared

by a court in July, but then faced another investigation into what

happened from the Football Association.

The former England captain has been given a four-match ban and fined

�220,000. A teenager in Australia has

survived being bitten by the world's most deadly snake.

The boy was bitten on the hand by an inland Taipan, but was rushed to

hospital, along with the snake that bit him.

He is in a serious condition, but doctors are amazed he survived the

attack, as was I, so I went to a place that has lots of snakes to

find out more. One drop of its venom is enough to

kill 100 grown men. One single by it can kill someone within 45

minutes -- snakebite. One snake that thankfully you don't find here

in the UK. The Inland Taipan. It usually avoids humans but Steve

managed to track one out for his programme. The venom is very

complex but the main constituent part is what is called a neurotoxin.

That is, a toxin that affects the nervous system. It is very, very

fast acting. For one to turn up in Sydney was a big surprise. We had

never seen one before. They are not from this area. To have some one

bitten by an Inland Taipan is quite Serie years. Once the venom is in

your system, it starts shutting down your organs. But teenagers

survived because he was treated so quickly after it had the end.

has been very lucky. He was bitten in a place where the venom was not

as effective. What would happen to your body if you got bitten by one?

Paralysis. Your nervous system would begin to shut down and you

would start to fall asleep and the sight of the wind would begin to

rot away. But the only venomous snake in Britain is the adder and

it is very rare to be bitten by them. The last time somebody died

from one in the UK was nearly 40 years ago.

The way you scared? A little bit.

Back to the UK now, and across the north of England scenes like this

haven't been unusual this week. But after three days of floods it looks

like the worst of the rain is over and river levels in lots of places

are starting to go down. Today all eyes were focused on York

where there were worries the River Ouse might burst its banks.

Downstream soldiers used sandbags to protect one village from the

floodwater. You can see lots more on the floods on Blue Peter over on

CBBC at 5.45pm. If you've got a story of how it's affected you, let

them now over on their website. Now, how important is your local

library? A survey by the charity the Reading Agency found going to

the library is one of the top things that gets you guys excited

about reading. But 60 of them have closed in the

UK last year and a further 600 at risk. Children's laureate and

author of Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, has been telling Nel why she thinks

that's got to stop. Libraries. A place to discover the

joy of reading. Use a computer. Do your homework. The councils say

they have to cut costs. Hundreds of libraries could face closure and

around 60 have already closed in the last year. The Children's

Laureate feels so strongly about it she has written to the government.

The libraries are the very best place to discover what books are

like. You can borrow them for free but in those areas without

libraries, where are the children going to read? The government says

it is up to the people to speak to the local council. But it is up to

the government to take notice. They sound like a Dalek. I ask the

government minister responsible what he has to say. If we are

worried that a council will close to many libraries, we do have the

power to perhaps suggest changes. But you have chosen not to do that

recently. I can assure people that the government looks at all of

these proposals. The government says it 14 new libraries are

opening in big UK towns and cities -- a faulty. But the closure of

small ones have led to protests. Five out of 15 have closed in

Bolton. Sammy protested. I went on to the steps wearing a sandwich

board and chanting "saved our local libraries" and because of the

closure of our the library and all of the others, I am never stepping

foot in the town library. The town council says they will offer Sammy

and has friends a tour of the big central library. They say they

consulted people inside the town and many are happy with the new

arrangements. The government insists they have been keeping an

eye on the situation but campaigners say we should all get

down to our local library and enjoy it, while it is still there.

Thanks, Nel. Over on the website we've been asking you whether your

library is important to you. Loads Tomorrow the world's biggest

golfing competition kicks off in Chicago.

It's called the Ryder Cup and sees teams from Europe and America

competing against each other. Joe's been finding out what it's all

about. Golf, a game that hasn't got the

most colourful history. It's often seen as the kind of sport you only

take up when you're old and wrinkly. But forget all that, because

tomorrow marks the start of the Ryder Cup. It is one side of the

world's verses the other, as the biggest gold stars on the panic --

planet fight it out for the ultimate prize. I will try to beat

their brains as bad as I can. can be great friends with somebody,

but boy, do you want to kill them in the Ryder Cup. So much for a

gentlemen's game then! It started 85 years ago and for a long time

the Americans were unbeatable, but Europe fought back, winning four of

the last five competitions. World number one Rory Mcilroy has been

targeted by the Americans, who think the key to winning is putting

the young star off his game. But the Northern Irishman is up for the

challenge. Anyone can take me on. The home crowd are sure to give the

Americans a big advantage, but with decides so evenly matched this year,

it is too close to call. What do you think an alien would look like?

I think a bit like this. Lots of you have been sharing your ideas

with us ahead of a new CBBC series Here are just a few of your

drawings. As you can see they're not all green with big eyes but