50,000 people died last year in India from snake bites; in Australia, with 10 species of the world's most venomous snakes, only 1 person died. The difference? The ready availability of anti-venom in Australia. There are moves in India to get anti-venom into local centres to help reduce the death toll - so people don't have to wait for hours for transport to a hospital for treatment - in which case it's usually too late.
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