Snakes in the Workplace – Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary

Snake and Spider Safety

at home or in the workplace

If you have employees who work outside in an environment where they are likely to encounter snakes or spiders, this is a great introductory workshop. Choose whether your workshop will just focus on snakes, or if it will include spiders.

Why snake and spider training is important

Sharing our world with snakes and spiders can be a source of both fear and danger. Learn to be safe and fear-free.

The key to overcoming fear and avoiding danger is to understand these creatures.

The Walkabout Park seminar on snakes and spiders in the workplace or in your backyard is a great, non-confrontational way to prepare your people for encounters and reduce risk.

The workshop takes a cheerful approach to a serious, and sometimes scary, subject. It is fun and interactive, but most of all it will leave you with very important insights on how to be safe around snakes and spiders.

Dealing with snake phobias

If any of your people have a phobia about snakes, talk to us. We have great success in working with people with animal phobias. Overcoming this fear is important as fear can prevent a person from acting safely. A “pre-” or “post-” training workshop extension is usually all that is necessary to assist people with phobias to respond appropriately to the situation.

Course content

Meet some interesting non-venomous reptiles – snakes, lizards and turtles.
Observe them and get to understand how they sense and respond to people.
Compare the features that distinguish between harmless and potentially dangerous snakes and spiders.
Discuss where they are likely to be found and how to avoid them.
Practice techniques for how to stay safe it you do encounter one.
Understand the different effects of bites from the various species.
Learn what to do in the (very) unlikely event of a bite – practical first aid and emergency action.

Workshop ~ Pricing

Snake Workshop
Snake Training for Groups	2 hours
Up to 10 people	$770 flat rate for up to 10 people
More than 10 people	$77 per person
Travel if you want us to come to you	add $4.40 per km from us to you (this covers the return trip i.e. $2.20 each way)
Phobia Training for Individuals	1 hour
We recommend at least 1 “support friend” takes part in the program with you, who can help the person with a phobia to take the training back to their normal life	$176 per person