Prevention focuses on reducing these attractants. Keeping yards tidy, trimming vegetation, and controlling rodents lowers risk. Wearing protective clothing such as boots, long trousers, sleeves, and gloves is important because over 90% of bites affect arms or legs.
A dry bite occurs when a snake strikes without injecting venom. Symptoms may include pain, redness, or swelling. Since it is impossible to confirm immediately, every bite must be treated as potentially venomous.