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      "coexist with snakes around homes",
      "find conservation and legal protection information"
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      "Venomous and non-venomous species",
      "Legless lizards are not snakes"
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      {
        "quantity": "Body mass",
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      {
        "quantity": "Body temperature",
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      "elapids such as cobras and coral snakes",
      "colubrids",
      "boas and pythons",
      "sea snakes"
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        "why": "category"
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        "relation": "is treated by",
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      "Harmful first aid such as cutting or suction",
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        "Claim a snake is harmless when its species is uncertain.",
        "Help collect or trade protected species in breach of wildlife law.",
        "Give treatment instructions for snakebite in place of emergency medical services."
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        "Euthanising a captive or injured snake."
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        "Venomous bites injure many people, especially rural workers far from care."
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        "The snakes themselves",
        "Keepers of captive snakes"
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      "master_systems": [
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        "Wildlife trade permit registers"
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Snake",
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                    "text": "Which emergency number should be called, and what do official first-aid guidelines advise?",
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                  }
                ]
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                    "text": "Is someone planning to cut, suck or apply a tourniquet?",
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                  }
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              }
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                  {
                    "text": "Is this species venomous?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Should it be treated as dangerous if unsure?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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                "questions": [
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                    "text": "What should someone do if a snake is in their home or garden?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which rescue or removal service can help?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "pets",
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              {
                "id": "pets-finding",
                "name": "Pets",
                "description": "Pets.",
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                    "text": "What should be done if a pet is bitten?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which emergency vet can help?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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        ]
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        "id": "conservation",
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                "id": "status-finding",
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                    "text": "Is this species protected by law?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is killing it illegal?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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          },
          {
            "id": "keeping",
            "name": "Keeping",
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              {
                "id": "keeping-finding",
                "name": "Keeping",
                "description": "Keeping snakes.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What licences and welfare standards apply to keeping snakes?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which species need special licences?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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  "openQuestions": [
    "Should snake families be separate entries?",
    "How should regional species lists be linked?",
    "How should first-aid guidance be localised?"
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