Newsworthy? Snakes In Uk

[davebro]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62213080

300 bites / 1 death / 1 finger amputated .

(presumably the BBC paid money for this story!)

Whereas in India:

Published reports suggest that between 81,000 and 138,000 deaths occur each year. Snakebite envenoming causes as many as 400,000 amputations and other permanent disabilities.

[gulliver1]

The UK is just about to get rid of its biggest snake, only a few more weeks to go.

[ichkeria]

It's news in a country where the biggest threat traditionally has been restricted to the common adder

[davebro]

I love snakes - but I'd struggle to eat an anaconda!

[William51]

We are lucky to not have many here but caution is still needed when out and about.

[Old_Geezer]

You answer your own query. In some places something is common and an accepted risk. Elsewhere it's unexpected and therefore newsworthy.

[drmorgans]

Mainly by pets

[roadman]

BBC scare mongering using terms like "more common" oh give over

[jno]

as drmorgans says, this is chiefly a story about people keeping dangerous pets. The full report is here

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15563650.2022.2077748