• Walk at night with sturdy footwear and a torch and use the torch! When walking,
walk with a heavy step as snakes can detect vibration and will move away!
• Carry a stick when grass cutting or picking fruit or vegetables or clearing the
base of trees. Use the stick to move the grass or leaves fi rst. Give the snake
chance to move away. If collecting grass that has previously been cut and placed
in a pile, disturb the grass with the stick before picking the grass up.
• Keep checking the ground ahead when cutting crops like millet, which are often
harvested at head height and concentration is fi xed away from the ground.
• Pay close attention to the leaves and sticks on the ground when wood
collecting.
• Keep animal feed and rubbish away from your house. They attract rats and
snakes will follow.
• Try to avoid sleeping on the ground.
• Keep plants away from your doors and windows as plants help snakes to climb
up and into windows.