Phumi Boeng Mealea Warnings and Dangers

Many types of snakes are living around the Angkor sites and although not very often sighted around Siem Riep due to large crowds, in places like Beng Mealea I recommend to be more careful.

I spoke a local farmer from the village working in the fields around Beng Mealea. Based on first hand accounts he said there are 3 common types of snakes around but no people die from the bites. Instead they cause severe pains for days to weeks and likely could destroy the rest of your holiday.

If you want to do some decent exploring here, for footwear I would recommend closed shoes.
As you wander often through tall grass and bushes you can't always see what you step on. Also there's a lot of scrambling on stones available here so slippers might not be the right choice anyway...