Table 3. The average predicted proportion of bites from different snake species across four different locations.

The first three divisions (Balangdoa, Eheliyagoda, Kalawana) belong to the wet zone of Sri Lanka, while the fourth region (Embilipitiya) belongs to the intermediate zone of Sri Lanka.

Wet zone (1–3)	Model prediction	Hospital data
Hump nosed viper	51–57%	65%
Russell’s viper	21–24%	25%
Cobra	23–26%	5%
Non-venomous species		5%
Intermediate zone (4)	Model prediction	Hospital data
Russell’s viper	39%	50%
Hump nosed viper	16%	30%
Common Krait	10%	10%
Cobra	33%	5%
Non-venomous species		5%