Snake bite reports in line with seasonal activity

Sally Gall
Updated December 4 2018 - 2:15pm, first published 11:09am
Collett's Snake, Pseudechis colletti, a shy and rarely seen inhabitant of Queensland's black soil plains, taken near Richmond. Photo - Angus Emmott.
Collett's Snake, Pseudechis colletti, a shy and rarely seen inhabitant of Queensland's black soil plains, taken near Richmond. Photo - Angus Emmott.

While Australia’s snakes have a reputation for being among the most venomous in the world, Longreach naturalist, Angus Emmott says it may be preferable to be bitten by one of them than the cobras and pit vipers that inhabit places such as the Indian sub-continent.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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