Pilbara Health

If you do encounter a snake, try not to approach or aggravate it in any way. These simple precautions will reduce your chance of a dangerous encounter:

• Walk or cycle on cleared paths where you can see the ground at least a meter ahead.
• When bushwalking, wear long trousers and boots that cover your ankles.
• Tread firmly as snakes will usually move away if they hear you coming.
• Clear long grass and items on the ground which may provide cover for snakes.
• Reduce mice numbers.

Snakes are responsible for fewer than 1.6 deaths in Australia each year. Australia's most deadly venomous animal is the honeybee causing an average of ten death per annum.