Conversely, the study found a reduced chance of a snakebite with lower overnight temperatures but with a one-day lag. Most bites occurred in summer, but the strongest link to warmer temperatures and more snake bites happened in the spring and fall. Winter only accounted for 2% of the bites.
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Jul 11, 2023 · Every degree Celsius of daily temperature increase corresponds with about a 6% increase in snake bites, researchers found. The results are ...
Rising Temperatures Bring Greater Risk of Venomous Snake Bites
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Jul 12, 2023 · The findings, which were published Tuesday in GeoHealth, found that the risk of being bitten by a snake increases 6% for every degree Celsius ...
Jul 11, 2023 · We found that same‐day maximum temperature was positively associated with the odds of venomous and non‐venomous snakebites, including after ...
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Dec 13, 2023 · Researchers found that the odds of a hospital visit due to a snake bite increase almost 6% when temperatures are about two degrees warmer ...
Jul 27, 2023 · Warming temperatures in the U.S. state of Georgia appear to be driving a surge in snake bites, according to a recent study appearing in the ...
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Aug 2, 2023 · It's been a summer of record-setting heat, and new research shows snake bites spike in hot weather. Based pm snakebite emergency-room visits ...