These days there's a smartphone application for almost everything - even treating snake bites.
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Reptile Rescue Tasmania yesterday launched its new android phone app, which helps users identify snakes, report sightings and manage bites before emergency treatment.
Organisation founder Ian Norton said the free app, not yet launched for iPhones, was essentially a first-aid kit in a phone.
``We hope that people will go through it before they need it, learning the procedures and reading the advice so they know what to do if bitten by a snake,'' Mr Norton said.
``We get so tired of people who, for whatever reasons, don't act safely in the bush or arrive at hospital without doing any first aid on a bite.''
The app was created by Tasmanian Polytechnic students over two semesters, with the training organisation also set to be involved in the development of a national app with Reptile Rescue Australia.
``They offered to do it for us, which was very helpful as we were looking at having to spend about $7000 on it,'' Mr Norton said. ``In return, we set up a bit of a scholarship fund for them.''
Android users can download the app from the Play Store by searching Reptile Rescue.