Going by rumours I've heard from snake fanciers, Australian doctors don't like anti-venom as much as they used to. Besides being expensive, it's quite dangerou

Going by rumours I've heard from snake fanciers, Australian doctors don't like anti-venom as much as they used to. Besides being expensive, it's quite dangerous. They've gotten so good at keeping people alive that it's often safer to let the victim recover naturally. The large distances don't matter as much as you'd think, because first aid management of snakebite is very effective. If you're bitten by a snake, and there are country people or bushwalkers around, you can spend many hours getting to hospital, or even days.