The Western NSW Local Health District reported the treatment of most snake bites resulted in seeing dry bites, meaning no venom was injected.

But even nonvenomous snakes instill the flight rather than fight response during most encounters, with snake sightings in Dubbo on the rise again during these warmer months.

Dubbo’s Wildlife Information Rescue Education and Service (WIRES) received at least 13 calls for snake rescues or sightings since December.

Dubbo’s snake man Paul Kirk, 74, said people need not be scared of snakes though, as long as people leave them alone.

A slight encounter for a resident is the chance for Mr Kirk to get even closer to rescue it. 

His love for snakes started after first laying eyes on the “magical creatures” near rivers, as a boy in England and conclusions made that people would die after a bite is “absolutely rubbish”.

“Australia has 10 of the worlds most venomous snakes with Dubbo certainly having our fair share of
brown snakes, the second most venomous one but in spite of that, this does not make them the most dangerous,” he said.

“I’m only talking about their venom toxicity being above other snakes but nobody wants a snake in
their vicinity.”  

He said if people ever see one, the worse thing the person could do is “jump in the air and scream their
heads off”.

“Snakes can’t hear airborne sound and have very poor eye-sight so what do you think they’ll do if they
see a great big figure move frantically in front of them? They’ll strike.”