Larcher,
Thanks for sharing. What I like about this forums is there is always somebody that can teach you something.

As far as I know there is no anti venom for the bird snake, for the tree snake there is a specific anti venom that is very scarce and very expensive. If the snake cannot be possitively identified the anti venom will not be administered. A futher problem no hospital stock the anti venom for tree snakes.

If a bird snake bit you they will treat the symptoms and you will spend about a week in hospital. The tree snake involves blood transfusions and if the antivenom is administered the recovery is very dramatic.

In the 30 odd years that I have spend in the bush I have never witnessed a snake bite incident, for that I am very greatfull.