Snakebites

Parents warned of snakebites

The Charles Campbell Toxinology Centre based at Port Moresby General Hospital is urging parents to talk to their kids about the dangers of venomous snakes.

The Papuan black is the most dangerous and deadly snake in PNG, common throughout southern PNG.

The main snake species are Papuan taipan, New Guinea death adders, New Guinea brown snake and Papuan blacksnake. They’re usually only active by day.

Most are seen moving around between early to late-morning, and then again during the mid to late-afternoon.