How to Avoid a Snakebite
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Here’s what you need to know to keep snakes at bay.
Step 1: Make noise
Make noise while you're walking in the woods. Step heavily to make the ground vibrate and scare snakes away.
Step 2: Protect your legs
Wear long pants and tall boots when you are hiking or camping. They will protect your feet and legs from snakes as well as insects.
Step 3: Stay on the trail
Stay on the trail when hiking. Don’t wander off into the brush or tall grass where snakes may lie hidden.
Tip
If you can’t avoid tall grasses or brush, use a walking stick as a feeler for the ground in front of you.
Step 4: Keep your tent zipped
Pitch your tent in a clearing away from potential nesting sites, including tall grass, logs, boulders, and brush. Keep your tent zipped tight at all times.
Step 5: Don’t reach into dark places
Don’t reach into dark places where snakes might be sleeping or hiding, including rock crevices and hollow logs. Be careful when moving rocks or gathering firewood.
Tip
Remember that not all snakes stay on the ground. Some can slither up trees and hang from low branches.
Step 6: Don’t touch it
Don’t touch a snake if you come across one – dead or alive. If it doesn’t slither away, go around it.
Tip
Some dead snakes still have a bite reflex, so don’t mess around.
Step 7: Don’t panic
Don’t panic if you are bitten. Wash the wound and get to a doctor immediately if you suspect the snake might be poisonous.
Did You Know?
The Gaboon Viper, an African snake, has fangs that grow up to 2 inches, longer than any other snake.
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