How to avoid snake bites
Ways to avoid snake bites include:
- Leave snakes alone particularly if they have been provoked or if they are injured.
- Know appropriate first aid.
- Wear appropriate clothing and boots in known snake areas.
- Do not put hands or feet in or under logs, rocks, tin, hollows or crevices and watch where you are walking.
- Place stacks of tin, timber or similar materials on pallets or supports to get it off the ground.
- Keep homes and workplaces free of food or shelter for rodents.
For more information about snakes in Queensland, check out the Queensland Museum’s website.
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