Table 1.
Demographic data and characteristics of the 101 examined published studies on terrestrial venomous snakes which used radio-telemetry. High and low snakebite incidence regions were determined using estimates by Kasturiratne et al. (2008).
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Taxa | |
| Viperidae | 84 (83.17%) |
| Elapidae | 17 (16.83%) |
| Low snakebite incidence regions | |
| Australia | 11(10.89%) |
| North America | 57 (56.44%) |
| Europe | 3 (2.97%) |
| East Asia | 4 (3.96%) |
| West Asia | 2 (1.98%) |
| Southern Africa | 7 (6.93%, all South Africa) |
| LIR Total | 84 (83.17%) |
| High snakebite incidence regions | |
| Central America | 4 (3.96%) |
| Tropical South America | 2 (1.98%) |
| Southeast Asia | 9 (8.90%, all Thailand) |
| South Asia | 1 (0.99%) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 (0.99%) |
| HIR Total | 17 (16.83%) |
| Study site landscape | |
| Completely natural landscape | 65 (64.36%) |
| Some human-modified areas | 36 (35.64%) |
| Mention of shared space with humans | 23 (22.77%) |
| Suggestions made | |
| For snakebite/conflict prevention (explicit) | 9 (8.91%) |
| Increased community education | 7 (6.93%) |
| Further research to promote coexistence | 12 (11.88%) |