More than half Australian snake bite deaths since 2000 occurred at victim's home

Almost three-quarters of the 35 victims were male, and 20% were bitten while trying to pick up or kill snakeMore than half of the deaths caused by snake bites in Australia since 2000 have occurred in or around the victim's home, a nationwide review has found.The coronial-based retrospective study of fatalities from January 2000 to December 2016 found that, of the 35 deaths recorded by the National Coronial Information Service, 16 were a direct result of the bite. Continue reading...