I think floods often result in an increase in snakebites, due to both humans and snakes seeking out the bits of land and houses that are above water. I’m linking this post about snakebites as a cause area, in case it’s helpful.
Thanks, I hadn’t read that post, very interesting! I did read in one of the review papers on flooding that there can be injuries from being confined with animals, but chose not to included it as I didn’t see any data on it and my subjective impression was that this would not be as large an impact as the others (but this could be wrong, if anyone finds good info on the flood --> bites causal link I’d be keen to see it).
I think floods often result in an increase in snakebites, due to both humans and snakes seeking out the bits of land and houses that are above water. I’m linking this post about snakebites as a cause area, in case it’s helpful.
Thanks, I hadn’t read that post, very interesting! I did read in one of the review papers on flooding that there can be injuries from being confined with animals, but chose not to included it as I didn’t see any data on it and my subjective impression was that this would not be as large an impact as the others (but this could be wrong, if anyone finds good info on the flood --> bites causal link I’d be keen to see it).