outdoors.
Nevertheless,
the consequences of an untreated venomous bite can be devastating.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has historically estimated approximately 3,000 snakebites in Australia annually, with around 550 hospitalizations and an average of two deaths per year in the figures it previously reported.
These estimates should be understood as historical figures rather than a verified count for the current year.
A major scientific investigation, the Australian Snakebite Project, examined suspected snakebite cases between July 2005 and June 2015.
Researchers recorded 1,548 patients with suspected snakebites, including 835
