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ersistent drought in
northern Australia is having potentially deadly consequences as snakes seek
refuge in urban areas during their quest for water.
Paramedics in Queensland are treating more than a dozen
snakebite victims per week, local media reported on Friday as experts warn the
deadly eastern brown snake are becoming more active as the El Niño weather
pattern brings increasingly warmer temperatures.
A 64-year old woman was taken to Queensland hospital in a
stable condition on Thursday after getting bitten by a brown snake while gardening,
the second deadliest in Australia responsible for four to six deaths per year.
Read the Givology
story - “Potentially deadly consequences of El Niño for northern Australia.”
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