mongoosemichael
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No gaffa tape is in the first aid kit .
and if possible attempt to identify the snake
All of your advice was perfect except for the point I've quoted above.
That is one of the worst things you can do. Not only will you potentially causing yourself to stress and exert yourself, but many people that try and identify snakes after being bitten or when someone else has been bitten, they often get bitten again.
Hospitals can identify the required antivenin from the venom in the wound.
Cheers.
I did say "if possible" i would never suggest conducting a further interview with said snake![]()
whatever limb that was bitten, dont move it and put a pressure bandage on the wound. The venom moves through your muscle stream or something like that. The more you move the move the muscle, the faster the venom moves.
Is it better to try ride in the mornings when it's cooler on those hot days to avoide the snakes?
Lymphatic system.
Is it better to try ride in the mornings when it's cooler on those hot days to avoide the snakes?
Seen a couple at Lysty, both red belly blacks. Fortunately they were off the trails and didn't seem interested. Still scares the s**t out of me, if you run over one at speed what happens to the next poor sucker coming down the trail?!!
Most of my encounters have been mid morning/late arvos. Mid mornings were always in spring and arvos, spring/summer.
At least if you see Red Belly blacks around you won't be seeing any brown snakes as they will kill them, but I'd prefer not to see any.
Strangely enough for those that care the red bellies are in decline (not endangered by any means), as their diet mainly consists of frogs, but because of cane toads they are dying as a result of eating them.
We need some red belly black snakes around hear they are awesome as far as snakes go. Love the colour scheme red and black my favourite combo. Lol they are also not as dangerous to humans i think not sure but i think there venom is less toxic.