So if you’re standing between a snake and its escape route, prepare for a fearsome display. “If their only escape route is past a human with a shovel, then they are likely to react in the only way they can.” Their venom is used to subdue prey that would otherwise be impossible for a snake to eat,” says Dion Wedd, curator of the Territory Wildlife Park, NT. “Snakes don’t perceive humans as food and they don’t aggressively bite things out of malice. Most snakes would rather slither away from humans than fight them. Most bites occur when people are trying to kill a snake or show off.” “Snake bites are very, very rare and often the fault of the person being bitten. “This is in contrast to India, for example, where bites may reach one million a year, with over 50,000 deaths,” says Associate Professor Bryan Fry, a herpetologist and venom expert at the University of Queensland.
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