A scientist is hoping his study of snakebite victims will shake up Papua New Guinea's health policy.
The tropical medicine researcher David Williams say almost 200 people a year die annually in remote parts of PNG as a result of poisonous snake bites which are otherwise easily treated.
Mr Williams has undertaken the largest study of its kind in PNG, receiving clinical information from more than 2,500 snakebite victims.
He says PNG needs readily available antivenoms which don't need to be refrigerated or require expensive training to administer.
The former reptile park keeper is searching for a snake known as the Papuan Taipan in order to obtain antivenom.
Mr Williams says antivenoms designed for particular snake species are more effective.
