More recent data are incomplete.
Our records are undoubtedly not complete so the frequency of bites is likely to be higher than that depicted by these data. At least 8 of the children included in the 74 mentioned above were reported to have been being constricted by the snake when discovered. Click here for more info. Biologists that work with the BTS belive that the primary purpose of the snake's venom is to temporarily subdue the victim while the snake positions itself for constriction of its prey. Click here for more info.