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Australian snakes possess potent venom: 10 of the world's top 10 most venomous snakes live in Australia. [2] The estimated incidence of snakebites annually in Australia is between 3 and 18 per 100,000 with an average mortality rate of 0.03 per 100,000 per year, [3] or roughly 1 to 2 persons, [4] down from 13 persons per year in the 1920s. [5]
The brown snake is not the most venomous Australian snake, but it has caused the most deaths. [1]Wildlife attacks in Australia occur every year from several different native species, [2] [3] including snakes, spiders, freshwater and saltwater crocodiles, various sharks, cassowaries, kangaroos, stingrays and stonefish and a variety of smaller marine creatures such as bluebottles, blue-ringed ...
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A 23-year-old British man believed to be a backpacker suffered a fatal sea snake bite in Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria.
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In May 2022, the UK Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group [63] warned that the virus could reach wildlife and become endemic as a result. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] There was a concern that if the ongoing outbreak is prolonged, it "could establish new ecological niches in wild animals" in regions outside of Africa.
The number of people seeking treatment for snake bites nearly doubled at one local hospital this summer, following an overall trend the hospital has tracked over the past several years.
In Tasmania and Kangaroo Island, which have a cooler, moister habitat than mainland Australia, the tiger snakes and copperhead snakes inflict the majority of bites. The brown snakes are not present on these islands. [41] Despite the fact that many Australian snakes have unusually potent venom, wide access to antivenom, which is available for ...