Killing snakes?
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Killing snakes?
Some one help me out here! A friend told me that it is illegal to kill snakes in Australia, but after searching, I can't find a thing about this! Lots of people have said to me that you just take a spade to them, so plently of snake deaths must occur!
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
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Re: Killing snakes?
Some one help me out here! A friend told me that it is illegal to kill snakes in Australia, but after searching, I can't find a thing about this! Lots of people have said to me that you just take a spade to them, so plently of snake deaths must occur!
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
Last edited by mohogony; Mar 1st 2010 at 10:07 pm.
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Re: Killing snakes?
Try looking for protected rather than killing think it's the very fact they are protected means they can't be harmed. Brush Turkey's that are everywhere are the same even though they are total pests.
Some one help me out here! A friend told me that it is illegal to kill snakes in Australia, but after searching, I can't find a thing about this! Lots of people have said to me that you just take a spade to them, so plently of snake deaths must occur!
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
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Re: Killing snakes?
Some one help me out here! A friend told me that it is illegal to kill snakes in Australia, but after searching, I can't find a thing about this! Lots of people have said to me that you just take a spade to them, so plently of snake deaths must occur!
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
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Re: Killing snakes?
Some one help me out here! A friend told me that it is illegal to kill snakes in Australia, but after searching, I can't find a thing about this! Lots of people have said to me that you just take a spade to them, so plently of snake deaths must occur!
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
There's something like a $35000 fine if you're caught. (can't remember the exact amount, but I know it was a huge number)
I worked on a road construction site which had to deal with a lot of snakes (mostly carpet snakes though) so we had a talk on what snakes were what and what to do (stay still, generally) if you came across one. The blokey giving the talk said that their biggest problem was educating people away from 'the only good snake is a dead snake' attitude
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Re: Killing snakes?
Snakes are gorgeous, don't kill them, just let them be. found one yesterday when mowing, just moved it away so I didn't hurt it and it slithered off!
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Re: Killing snakes?
Some one help me out here! A friend told me that it is illegal to kill snakes in Australia, but after searching, I can't find a thing about this! Lots of people have said to me that you just take a spade to them, so plently of snake deaths must occur!
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
So is it true it is illegal to kill snakes?
Kx
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Re: Killing snakes?
Like all Australian snakes, they are protected by law. In Queensland the Nature Conservation Act (1992) prohibits killing or capturing wild snakes unless life is threatened. Any snakes in captivity have been bred and sold by licensed breeders.
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Re: Killing snakes?
Snakes are not a evil as everyone things, they are affraid of people and only bite people in self defence, if you leave them alone they leave you alone they kill rats and mice and help the environment, l think as many people die from bee and wasp stings in OZ.