v14i2.361
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v14i2.361
Submitted date: 29 September 2024
Accepted date: 5 May 2025
Published date: 15 June 2025
Pp. 88–98.
AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN-SNAKE CONFLICT FROM 2015 TO 2023 IN INDONESIA
Quraisy Zakky, Arief P. Handoyo, Tun Susdiyanti, Maula H. Dafa & Amir Hamidy*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: hamidyamir@gmail.com
Abstract
Human-snake interactions are one of the most common forms of human-wildlife conflict since many snakes are known to be adapted to anthropogenic environments. We gathered evidence from social media and online newsletters on conflicts among 109 species, 56 genera, and 12 families throughout 38 provinces in Indonesia between 2015 and 2023. West Java emerged as a hotspot for human-snake conflicts, followed by other regions on the island of Java. Malayopython reticulatus had the highest conflict rates in Indonesia (n=165, 8.81%) and had the highest tendency to enter human settlements (n=138, 10.92%). Naja sputatrix is reported to have the highest rates of being killed (n=44, 11.76%), while Calloselasma rhodostoma[/]i and [i]Trimeresurus insularis are reported to show the highest incidence of bites (both n=37, 16.30%). Our data provides fundamental information for the Indonesian government to inform human-snake conflict mitigation programs.
Section Editor: Scott Eipper
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v14i2.361
Submitted date: 29 September 2024
Accepted date: 5 May 2025
Published date: 15 June 2025
Pp. 88–98.
AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN-SNAKE CONFLICT FROM 2015 TO 2023 IN INDONESIA
Quraisy Zakky, Arief P. Handoyo, Tun Susdiyanti, Maula H. Dafa & Amir Hamidy*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: hamidyamir@gmail.com
Abstract
Human-snake interactions are one of the most common forms of human-wildlife conflict since many snakes are known to be adapted to anthropogenic environments. We gathered evidence from social media and online newsletters on conflicts among 109 species, 56 genera, and 12 families throughout 38 provinces in Indonesia between 2015 and 2023. West Java emerged as a hotspot for human-snake conflicts, followed by other regions on the island of Java. Malayopython reticulatus had the highest conflict rates in Indonesia (n=165, 8.81%) and had the highest tendency to enter human settlements (n=138, 10.92%). Naja sputatrix is reported to have the highest rates of being killed (n=44, 11.76%), while Calloselasma rhodostoma[/]i and [i]Trimeresurus insularis are reported to show the highest incidence of bites (both n=37, 16.30%). Our data provides fundamental information for the Indonesian government to inform human-snake conflict mitigation programs.
Section Editor: Scott Eipper
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