This is more about the hospital having the right antivenom in stock when you need it. They won’t have to keep stock of dozens of different antivenom just in case some one encounters a rare snake. They also won’t need to identify the snake that bit you.
“It was a snake, I don’t know. I was too busy running to try to identify it!”
Doctor: “So, you put your leg into your sleeping bag and felt the snake bite you. Did the snake have brown markings on its underbelly or brownish grey? Also the wrong answer will kill you.”
Neat!
My biggest fear in life is getting bitten by two different snakes at around the same time. So this is great news.
Sounds like you’d do well in Ireland.
Ireland - Snake Free Since 400 AD!
St Paddy urges you to pay no mind to Ireland’s fossil record.
This is more about the hospital having the right antivenom in stock when you need it. They won’t have to keep stock of dozens of different antivenom just in case some one encounters a rare snake. They also won’t need to identify the snake that bit you.
“It was a snake, I don’t know. I was too busy running to try to identify it!”
Doctor: “So, you put your leg into your sleeping bag and felt the snake bite you. Did the snake have brown markings on its underbelly or brownish grey? Also the wrong answer will kill you.”