"John Tserkezis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Quoted message said:I would imagine long knicks wouldn't afford much protection
Snakes bite for two reasons. To disable their prey before eating (if
they
Quoted message said:can't swallow their prey, they won't bother in the first place), and if
they're
Quoted message said:threatened (to disable assailant, so they can get away and save
themselves).
Quoted message said:VERY few snake varieties will hang around to fight you (if you haven't
already tried to corner them).I've been told that something like 80% of snakebites are around the
feet/ankles and hands/wrists. And only because the person who's been
bitten
Quoted message said:has tried to capture or kill said snake.
So you can greatly increase your odds of NOT being bitten by avoiding
the
Quoted message said:above two activities.
If you run over a snake that's been basking in the sun, it *might* have
enough time to bite, but *probably* won't have enough time to put too
much, if
Quoted message said:any venom in. It apparently takes a bit of time before 'waking up' and
getting
Quoted message said:ready to inject venom.
If you've been taunting the snake for the past 10 minutes, you can bet
it'll
Quoted message said:be ready and able to put you down. If I were a betting person, going on
the
Quoted message said:above odds, I'd be betting on the snake.
That said, very few people die of snakebites in australia, mainly due to
first-aid action.
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I remember seeing/reading/hearing somewhere that if you run over a snake the
chances are that you'll break its back. It'll crawl off somewhere and die
(maybe after it's tried to bite in self-defence). Now I avoid snakes when I
can and bunny hop if I can't. No fair killing or harming them... we're in
their patch, remember.
Cheers,
Frank