▁Dream time ▁stories , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁medicine ▁ ▁Represent ations ▁of ▁go ann as ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁Bund jal ung ▁Nation ▁art work , ▁not ▁just ▁as ▁food , ▁but ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁spiritual ▁mot if ▁ ▁Fol kl ore ▁of ▁General ▁European ▁sett lers ▁European ▁sett lers ▁perpet u ated ▁several ▁old ▁w ives ' ▁tales ▁about ▁go anna ▁hab its ▁and ▁ab ilities , ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁have ▁pers isted ▁in ▁modern ▁fol kl ore ▁amongst ▁camp ers ▁and ▁bush men ▁ ▁A ▁common ▁European ▁sett lers ▁tale ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁b ite ▁of ▁a ▁go anna ▁was ▁inf used ▁with ▁a ▁powerful ▁in cur able ▁ven om . ▁Every ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁b ite ▁( or ▁every ▁seven ▁years ), ▁the ▁w ound ▁would ▁f lare ▁up ▁again . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁generally ▁believed ▁by ▁her pet olog ists ▁that ▁go ann as ▁were ▁non ▁ven om ous , ▁and ▁that ▁ling ering ▁ill ness ▁from ▁their ▁bit es ▁was ▁due ▁sole ly ▁to ▁in fection ▁and ▁sept ica emia ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁sal iva ▁being ▁r ife ▁with ▁b acter ia ▁from ▁car r ion ▁and ▁other ▁food ▁sources . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁research ers ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁announced ▁that ▁or al ▁ven om ▁g lands ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁both ▁go ann as ▁and ▁ igu anas ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁go anna ▁regularly ▁e ats ▁sn akes ▁( o ften