venomous snakes - Papua New Guinea

What to do when you’re bitten by a snake

So if these snakes live on the ground and not in the trees, this means that 80 percent of the bites occur on the feet or ankle.

Thus, it is advisable to wear shoes or boots in order to prevent being vulnerable to these bites.

In its aim to reduce snakebites, Charles Campbell Toxinology Centre has been appealing to charities, foundation, shoe manufactures, shipping companies to assist by putting shoes on Papua New Guinean feet.

Remember: 80 percent of venomous snakebites occur below the knee.