This can be either toxic or irritating when on external body surfaces such as skin or eyes, and may even be poisonous if ingested - all of which are better avoided. gardening or insect hunting) wear safety glasses and keep your mouth shut - some snakes can spit their venom. If you are doing anything in an area that is likely to have snakes (e.g. Make sure your skin is covered - this includes wearing gloves and having a hood or hat veil to cover the back of your neck. Prevent: most of the prevent advice has been covered in various other comments, so I won't go into too much detail. REMEMBER: even during these "best time"s, there is never a 100% gaurantee that there will not be snakes in the area, so makes sure you still work to prevent injury. These are the places that snakes are likely to be in when it's cold and dark - once it's warm and bright, they are more likely to be moving around and (especially in early to mid spring) looking for food. For places that are covered, such as under stones and in hollow logs, the best time is during the middle of the day. When it's cool and dark, snakes are less likely to venture out from their homes and into exposed areas. For places that receive direct sunlight or are relatively exposed to the sky, such as open areas of long grass or dark coloured paths (dark colours hold warmth better), the best time is early morning or late evening. If you need to get into a high risk area, consider the best time for it. Reduce: stay out of areas that are more likely to have snakes, such as patches of long grass, hollow logs, dirt burrows, water edges at swamps and lakes, and under stones. Third - make sure that you know what to do in the case of an injury, so that you can manage it. Second - in the case of an encounter, prevent injuries. When it comes to snakes (and spiders, for that matter) some safety tips to follow include:įirst - reduce the likelihood of encounters. I did get bitten by a tame Stimson's python once, but it literally did not even hurt. Only ever seen three wild snakes in my life - a dead one on the side of the road on Rottnest Island, a dugite that was exploring the barracks while minding it's own business (also on Rotto), and our good friend Smaug, another dugite who used to live in our local regional park and loved to sunbathe on the dark purple cycle track. iirc tropical areas have more snakes chilling in populated areas but they, again, are harmless unless you irk them. My latest wild snake sighting was Christmas in the Barossa region, and before that it was yeeeeaaaars ago in the Adelaide hills (Blackwood area). Don’t approach them if you notice them, back off if you see them. Snakes will tend to keep to themselves and scatter if they hear you coming, but if you do see one just watch for its signs to see what’s best to do. If going trekking in the Bush, wear enclosed shoes and ideally long socks or long pants that care tight-ish around your ankles (no flares) if you’re worried. However if you’re staying near the bush, or where there’s a lot of leaf litter on the ground (eg, in the Adelaide hills) or in rural areas, then your likelihood increases. It really depends on where you are staying - cities you’ll tend to be fine, suburbs you’ll be very lucky to see a snake in the wild, even lizards are getting rarer. My experience is South Australia so I don’t know if this translates to more tropical areas or other states in general, but Absolutely this, OP.
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