Originally Posted by carcajou

I live in a rural area and I have only seen one snake. They are out there but they don't want any piece of you. Though, Queensland does have that snake (species is escaping my memory this morning) that lunges down at people from trees as they walk under.

If you get bitten by a venomous snake the important thing is DON'T MOVE. Moving causes the venom to circulate through the body faster. Most people ignore that, panic, run etc and that makes things x times worse. One of the Aboriginal traditional customs was if bitten by a venomous snake, lay down in place (immediately) for 3 days both as it stopped the venom circulating but also gave your body enough time to break it down.

Originally Posted by carcajou

Obviously notify an ambulance but the First Aid protocol IS immobilization in addition to bandages etc. Moving around causes the venom to spread throughout the body faster. Unless you want to tell the Ambos that their protocols are wrong?

Originally Posted by The S's

We have been in Brisbane area for 11 years now. For the first 10 years hardly saw any snake but recently moved to a suburb called Pullenvale which is a semi rural area only 15mins from the CBD. In the 10 months we have ben here we have had a decent size carpet pythons in the house and one is also living in my roof space, which keeps the rats and possums out. I actually quite like them but it scared the crap out of the mother inlaw, which is always a bonus.