Carnarvon 24 April 1989: female, 33 months. Western brownsnake or gwardar (Pseudonaja nuchalis) Unwitnessed bite to lower leg, therefore no first-aid applied. Snakebite determined as cause during autopsy.

Derby 24 Feb 1993: male, 31 years. Western brownsnake or gwardar (Pseudonaja nuchalis). Unwitnessed. Snake in bucket, victim found unconscious with head injuries. Assumed to have been bitten resulting in a fall. Antivenom administered at Derby Hospital but with no improvement patient air-ambulanced to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where he died. Although in the literature as death from snakebite, personal communications with medical scientists involved suggest inconclusive evidence for confirmation as such.

Spearwood (Perth) 1 Nov 1993: female, 72 years. Spotted brownsnake or dugite (Pseudonaja affinis). Felt sick while hanging out washing and queried whether a snake sighted a half hour earlier may have bitten her. Died 22 hours later from cerebral haemorrhage.

Fitzroy 6 Feb 1994: male, 2 years. Northern death adder (Acanthophis praelongus). Child believed to have trod on snake at night although bite not witnessed. Died 3 hours later. Snakebite determined by autopsy.

Tarmoola [Gold Mine], North of Leonora 4 Dec 1997: male, 33 years (Murray Plane). Western brownsnake or gwardar (Pseudonaja nuchalis). Man inebriated and handling snake which he and friends found in miners' quarters during the night of 1 Dec. Signs of multiple bites on hands. No immediate first aid. Air-ambulanced to Royal Perth Hospital where he subsequently died on 4 Dec. - determined to be deceased while on ventilator.

Broome Region 31 Oct 1998: male, 9 years. Desert death adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus). Lad believed to have trod on snake in the early morning although bite not witnessed. Died in vehicle while being transported from Bidyadanga community to Broome Hospital, 180 kilometres north.

High Wycombe (Perth) 5 Nov 1998: male, 14 years, 11 months. Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus occidentalis). Lad bitten on left hand while photographing/filming snake on afternoon of 3 Nov. No immediate effective first aid for hypersensitivity. Extremely rapid collapse possibly related to an anaphylactic episode. Heart stopped in ambulance, defibrillation required to restart. Both polyvalent and specific antivenom administered. Determined to be deceased while on ventilator.

Broome Rifle Club 29 Nov 1999: male, 35 years. Western brownsnake or gwardar (Pseudonaja nuchalis). Snake caught by caretaker on the afternoon of 27 Nov. and was bitten while showing his son the snake being placed in a bag. Received 4 ampoules of Brown Snake antivenom in Broome Regional Hospital shortly after, before being air-ambulanced to Royal Perth Hospital. Determined to be deceased while on ventilator.