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这个夏天昆士兰州的干旱可能导致更多致命的毒蛇到郊区活动，到7月1日为止昆士兰州救护服务的工作人员已经处理了127有关蛇咬伤的事件。
最近的两起事件包括一位62岁的祖父的死亡，他在自己家草地被毒蛇（taipan or brown snake
， 都剧毒）咬到手臂和一位46岁的凯恩斯女子在坐进自己车子时前腿被咬伤。她被紧急送到医院治疗， 虽然它不知道什么类型的蛇咬住了，但她说昆洲是许多剧毒蛇类的家园。
随着夏季的临近，更多的蛇会进入人口密集的地区寻找水源。
詹姆斯库克大学的教授说，研究显示，受干旱影响的地区的蛇可能会更容易接触到人类通过寻找水源，而且它们觅食的动物也在水边聚集。不过，她呼吁市民不要恐慌，说的在澳大利亚蛇咬死人十分罕见。
居民应保持警惕，避开杂草丛生的地方。一旦被咬，不要洗出自己的伤口，因为医务人员需要提取皮肤上残留的毒液，以确定蛇的类型，以便使用最有效的抗毒血清。
警惕往往是最好的良药。
Queensland's drought could push more deadly snakes into suburban areas this summer and put extra pressure on paramedics who could treat more than a dozen bites a week.
Queensland Ambulance Service staff have already responded to 127 snake-related incidents since July 1 and expect a tally close to 700 by the end of the financial year.
Spokesman Tony Hucker said recent incidents - including the death of a man and hospital treatment of a woman last weekend - were concerning.
The 62-year-old grandfather was bitten on the hand by either a taipan or brown snake as he walked through grass at his Bluewater property.
It came hours before a 46-year-old Cairns woman was struck on the leg when she got in her car at Edmonton.
While it's not known what type of snake bit her, Mr Hucker said the state was home to many highly poisonous varieties.
"Queenslanders and tourists should be alert as the state is home to some of the world's most venomous snakes including the red-bellied black, eastern brown and common death adder," he said.
But with summer approaching, more snakes could move into populated areas in search of water.
James Cook University Professor Lin Schwarzkopf said research showed snakes in drought-affected areas weren't moving as much as they usually would as the temperatures rose.
But, they could be more likely to come into contact with humans in the search for water, she said.
"We know in times when it's dry animals congregate around water," said Professor Schwarzkopf, a researcher in the College of Marine & Environmental Sciences.
"Not only that but their prey is there, too."
However, she urged people not to panic, saying it's rare to die from a snake bite in Australia.
Mr Hucker agreed common sense and a level head were good protections against venomous bites, urging residents to steer clear of iron sheets and long grass as the weather heated up.
He said victims shouldn't wash out their wounds after being bitten because medical staff needed residual venom to identify the snake, and as such, the antidote.
Vigilance, he said, was also often the best medicine.
"Snakes will get out of the way - just be careful and keep (your) eyes out," he said.
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