IF you are bitten by any snake in Australia DO NOT TRY AND KILL IT, it will more thank likely bite again. A snake will not inject venom with every bite, you may only have had what is know as a 'dry bite'. If you are bitten, treat it as if venom has been injected; use a pressure bandage to reduce the blood flow in the limb that has taken the hit. Start from the body end of the limb and work your way towards the end of the limb when applying the bandage. Keep calm, do not get your blood pumping and seek medical help ASAP.
Do not wash the wound, as any venom left on the outside of in the bite can be used to identify what type of snake attacked you.
This above approach is good for Australian snakes due, to the type of venom they all have, not sure on the approach for venomous snakes outside of Australia.
I’ve been walking in the Australian bush for years and have only every seen a few snakes. Each time, they where stopped and taking the sun, laying across a path, when they picked up my foot steps, they all took off in a different direction to the way I was walking in from.
The biggest risk from Australian snakes are the front fanged ones, such as the Brown, the rear fanged snakes such as the Black built more for attacking small prey and their fangs are set far back into their mouth, so boots and gaiters are good for this type of snake. With a large Brown, their fangs are able to penetrate normal leather boots, this is the case with most large (>5’
front fanged snakes, due to the length and how sharp the fangs are. In America I’ve seen snake hunters, using special boots, when they collect Rattlesnakes, there is a hard armored covering under the leather, similar to some motor cycle boots.
To snake we a HUGE, they will only bite to protect themselves, they do not want to try and kill us. So I agree about walking through long grass – don’t – and think like a snake, they are after food, so in Australia, anywhere near water is going to increase your chance of coming in contact with a snake and the majority feed on water dependant reptiles. The other main staple for them is small rodents, so be aware of any place that is likely to have a large concentrations of these small furry dinner bites, corn field, grain storage human food scraps (rats love these) etc…
Never put your hand in a hole, never step over a log, step on top and look down and see if anything is waiting on the other side and walk heavy when you think you are in a high risk area, this will let the snake know to get out of your way.
Do not wash the wound, as any venom left on the outside of in the bite can be used to identify what type of snake attacked you.
This above approach is good for Australian snakes due, to the type of venom they all have, not sure on the approach for venomous snakes outside of Australia.
I’ve been walking in the Australian bush for years and have only every seen a few snakes. Each time, they where stopped and taking the sun, laying across a path, when they picked up my foot steps, they all took off in a different direction to the way I was walking in from.
The biggest risk from Australian snakes are the front fanged ones, such as the Brown, the rear fanged snakes such as the Black built more for attacking small prey and their fangs are set far back into their mouth, so boots and gaiters are good for this type of snake. With a large Brown, their fangs are able to penetrate normal leather boots, this is the case with most large (>5’
front fanged snakes, due to the length and how sharp the fangs are. In America I’ve seen snake hunters, using special boots, when they collect Rattlesnakes, there is a hard armored covering under the leather, similar to some motor cycle boots.To snake we a HUGE, they will only bite to protect themselves, they do not want to try and kill us. So I agree about walking through long grass – don’t – and think like a snake, they are after food, so in Australia, anywhere near water is going to increase your chance of coming in contact with a snake and the majority feed on water dependant reptiles. The other main staple for them is small rodents, so be aware of any place that is likely to have a large concentrations of these small furry dinner bites, corn field, grain storage human food scraps (rats love these) etc…
Never put your hand in a hole, never step over a log, step on top and look down and see if anything is waiting on the other side and walk heavy when you think you are in a high risk area, this will let the snake know to get out of your way.
