Snake Safety – Help is at Hand
As our weather warms up, snakes are becoming more active. There is no natural way to stop snakes from entering your garden – using oil, wild garlic or other plants is not effective! Instead, keep your yard swept, cut your grass and make sure you have no rodents living nearby. DO NOT start a fire – at this dry time of year your could set your home or your neighbour’s house alight!
If you do find a snake, which you would like safely removed from your home or office, and do not want to do this by yourself, then call a Helping Hands in Snake Safety (HHISS) registered snake handler from the list below:
Learn more about snakes
HHISS have also recently published Snakes and First Aid in Snakebite in Zambia which provides valuable information on what to do (and what NOT to do) if you are bitten by a snake. It also informs you which Zambian snakes are actually dangerous as not all are! Along with how snake venom works in the human body which will help you to understand why traditional medications are unable to work in curing snakebites.
You can find out where to buy their new informative book, as well as discovering lots more information on local snakes, by visiting their Facebook page and on their website www.hhiss.com