Snakes
Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
Snakebites and human rights
Dr Andrew Watt and his team have helped save more than 500 lives in Papua New Guinea from deadly snakebites since 2018. On International Snakebite Awareness Day, he shares how the Australian Venom Research Unit is forging ahead
Health & Medicine
Venomous bites: Getting treatment right
Researchers are conducting Australia’s first national survey of medical professionals who treat venomous snake and spider bites
Health & Medicine
Deadly snakebites and saving lives
Risking his life is all in a day’s work for Dr David Williams, the newly appointed chair of the World Health Organization’s specialist Snakebite Group
Sciences & Technology
Mapping Australia’s snakebites for pets
As spring begins to emerge, so too are Australian snakes. Now a first-of-its-kind map is tracking where and when our pets are bitten, but even which breeds are more likely to suffer a snakebite
Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
Jaw-dropping: So how does a snake eat a man?
Fear-not; there’s no chance of pythons developing a taste for humans