One state is being warned to watch out for snakes in the coming weeks, with half of all fatal bites happening in an unlikely location.
St John Ambulance is warning that with continued wet weather, thanks to La Niña, snakes and spiders are being forced out of their natural habitat in search of drier areas, and therefore it’s expected that sightings within the home will increase.“Time is critical when it comes to venomous bites, and they should be treated as a medical“That is why we are asking people to brush up on the signs, symptoms and – mostThe eastern brown snake causes the most deaths of any snake in Australia.
“The previous few years they were few and far between but this year they all seem to be consistently robust and a lot healthier snakes.” “If it’s 40 degrees or 36 degrees, it’s too hot so they can actually overheat and die from too much heat, so I find more so when it’s extremely hot, that’s when you find snakes in houses.”
“Follow this with a pressure bandage – starting from the fingers or toes and wrapping upwards as far as you can go.”a warm day with an afternoon shower was the perfect combination to encourage the movement of bugs, frogs and small mammals – making a good meal for a snake.
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