The Australian Antarctic Territory has no spiders, and along with Ireland and possibly some other oceanic islands has no snakes.
Norfolk Island is a very safe place to visit. There are no snakes on the island, and most of our spiders are harmless (even the big ones).
Alaska is the only state with a zero snake population.
Gavin Farry from the Queensland Ambulance Service said that Australia had some of the most venomous snakes in the world. "Including the brown, tiger, black, taipan, death adder and certain sea snakes and all these snakes are found in Queensland," Mr Farry said.
Vatican City, for instance, doesn't really have snakes since it doesn't really have wildlife. Many small islands from Johnston Atoll to the Pitcairn Islands are serpent-free—and also largely human-free, since these are just mostly very tiny bits of land that most folks aren't going to visit.
Texas has the most snakes in the United States but if you want to talk about venomous snakes, you have to look to Arizona, which has — wait for it — 19 of the country's 20 dangerous snakes. That includes 13 rattlesnake species alone, World Atlas says.
Texas is the most snake-infested state in the U.S., with 68 snake species scattered all over the Lone Star State, especially concentrated in central Texas. Arizona has 52 species of snakes and more rattlesnake species than any other U.S. state.
Staggering amount of Queenslanders being bitten each year
In data shared with 9news.com.au, Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) revealed more than 800 people have been bitten by snakes in the state each year from 2020-2022.
The fierce snake is found throughout a remote area in southwest Queensland and northwest South Australia. They thrive amongst the harsh conditions of their arid, outback environment! They can vary in colouration, however, are typically a light brown, dark brown or a straw-like colour.
Located off Australia's southeastern coast, Tasmania (nicknamed Tassie) is an island state that's not part of the Australian mainland, but still an incredible - and safe - place to visit. Many people call Tasmania "the wild island state" because of all the wild animals you might run into while exploring the island.
In addition to hiding in tall grass, snakes will hide in yard debris. Tall grasses and shrubs are two ideal hiding spots for these reptiles. They also tend to hide away in storage sheds, piles of wood, or in fallen branches and limbs.
Brazil is the country with the largest number of species of snakes in the world.
The Jurassic Park-style island, Mount Chappell, is said to be home to Australia's largest and most venomous tiger snakes.
Which areas or states are free from snakes in Australia? No state is “free” of snakes. But Tasmania does only have three species: Tiger, Lowland Copperhead and White-lipped, the mainland has over 140.
In Australia, snakes sometimes slither into suburban backyards and homes. When the weather gets warm, they lounge in the sun. When it gets hot, they seek cool places: a wall crevice, under a refrigerator, under a barbecue grill, behind an air-conditioning unit.
Brown snakes hunt by actively looking for prey and searching in likely hiding places. They have good eyesight and once prey is detected they will give chase and subdue the prey using both venom and constriction.
New South Wales residents are the most likely in Australia to be bitten by snakes and spiders, according to official statistics.
Utilising their outstanding camouflage abilities, death adders will lie in wait for any unsuspecting prey that passes by, such as mammals, birds and reptiles. By wiggling the end of their tail, they entice prey in close enough for their rapid strike, the fastest of any Australian snake!
Brisbane snakes
The most common include Carpet Pythons and Tree Snakes. There are venomous ones too – including the Coastal Taipan, Tiger Snake, Rough-scaled Snake, Eastern Brown Snake and the charmingly named Death Adder.
The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles. Rattlesnakes usually avoid humans, but about 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, with 10 to 15 deaths, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Compared to other countries with many snake species, Australia has orders of magnitude fewer snakebites and related deaths. South Africa has 476 snakebite deaths on average every year. By contrast, Australia has two or three.
While they can be out any time, rattlesnakes are most active in the morning and from dusk into the night. They hunt mice and rodents in darkness because they can sense body heat with special organs on their face.
The saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) may be the deadliest of all snakes, since scientists believe it to be responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined.
The snake that claims the title of biggest snake in the world lives in the Amazon rainforests and swamps of Brazil. They are carnivores capturing their prey of wild pigs and deer by wrapping their tremendous bodies around them and squeezing until the prey is dead.