north-north-west wrote:It takes a fair bit of bad luck (and/or bad management) to get bitten. Leave 'em alone, and mostly they'll leave you alone.
I agree - if you look through the statistics, most people who are badly bitten are either trying to pick up the snake, or trying to kill it. The number of people badly bitten while casually picking up firewood or bushwalking is small, but not zero.