The snake season has already begun on Australia’s east coast, thanks to global warming. While the rising global temperatures harmful to humans, they are ideal for snakes. The island country is facing one of its warmest winters, because of which an “urgent warning” has been issued by the Australian Reptile Park for people to be on the lookout for venomous snakes.
The Australian Reptile Park in a statement said, “A rise in temperatures, coupled with winter rainfall, is the perfect environment for venomous snakes to become more active.”
According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, July was the fourth warmest month on record for New South Wales. The temperatures across the whole country were almost 1.2 degrees Celsius above the average temperature at the time.
As mentioned earlier, snakes bite when they feel attacked. To avoid such scenarios first don’t panic. Second, don’t do anything to make it go away, just walk around and don’t poke it.
