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Snakes are waking up. What should you do if you're bitten? And what if you're a long way from help?

From the creeks that wind through inner city Melbourne to the far outback in Western Australia, snake season is beginning. Over the cooler months snakes have been in state of brumation. This is very ...
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Snakes are waking up. What should you do if you’re bitten? And what if you’re a long way from help?

Alice Richardson receives funding from NHMRC. Breeanna Spring is affiliated with Australian College of Midwives, Australian College of Nursing. Hamish Bradley does not work for, consult, own shares in ...