mulben

It is illegal in WA
Dugites (small snake) are very common around the Secret Harbour beach front .
You ring the .. Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)
Wildcare Hotline on 9474 9055. They put you in touch with a snake handler.

cresta57

Where we live most folks living on rural blocks have a snake gun of some description, usually a shortened 410 or 12 gauge. We've had a few eastern browns on the block & have seen two large Red Bellied Blacks just recently, a huge carpet python lives close by as I've also seen it quite a few times.
I tend to steer clear of them if possible and wouldn't subscribe to the wholesale slaughter of every snake that came onto our block, however if as has happened, one came out of hibernation more cranky than normal and bailed up a pet or child it would meet with an unfortunate accident.
Early spring they can be a problem up here and a few dogs have been killed so they tend to get bad press and become top of natures most wanted.
One lady, who's house I was tiling, was telling us how she always kept a snake gun ready. A few days later we were just finishing up the job when her Cattle Dog started barking aggressively. The ladies 4 yr old son was playing out in his sand pit with his Tonka trucks & a Large Eastern Brown had bailed him up. We watched as the snake circled the sand pit & the dog protected the young lad by staying between him & the snake. The Lady calmly walked over waited for the snake to coil ready to strike & gave it one of the barrels, she then reloaded & gave it another. Questioning her for the reload she explained that quite often there were two snakes lurking so you never use both barrels on the one snake.
That reminds me I must post my latest snake encounter

GaryVFR8

Hi here is a picture of a tiger snake I came accross while having a walk to the local town.
Gary

steve`o

funnily enough thats completly wrong,
your more likely to see a snake in a built up area than in the bush,
because in the bush there is a limit to the number of rats n mice in a given area so this limits the number of snakes
in a built up area lots of rats n mice so lots more snakes as there is the food to support them

regards steve

annqldau

I prefer the vacum cleaner method of sucking it up the pipe then binging thecend although I have never had the chance to personally test this method it should work.

TiddlyPom

U mean 'bunging the end'?

lesleys

We get loads of snakes on our rural block - browns, red-bellied blacks, rough scaled, yellow headed whip snake (all are venomous) and lots of friendly carpet pythons. Unfortunately one or two are killed by the mower every year.

There are 18 different types of snakes in our area and snake catchers are plentiful and free. We're just careful to keep them out of the house by keeping the screens closed and blocking gaps under doors (keeps mice out as well).

I photograph them whenever I can.

kar-kier

That's it, they are OBVIOUSLY hiding when they see me coming!!

annqldau

As long as it's in there doesn't matter if it's binging or bunging.

TiddlyPom

I wouldn't want to eat it....

moneypenny20

Don't they knock at the door like other people then? I drove over a 10 foot snake - late at night, no street lights so no idea what it was, anyway got it with all four wheels. Didn't kill it, it had disappeared about 15 minutes later when I had to go out again.

Broad Shoulders

I think you are referring to the Taipan (inland or coastal). They are the aggressive ones and will pursue you when they are bothered. Browns do not react any differently to any of the other venemous snakes in Aus

mohogony

It would probably be hard to get a snake gun with all those tough gun laws these days,Bad luck its not America you can just buy a shogun at the local K-Mart with your groceries. if l lived in a snake infested area l would like one probably a pump action shotgun or a flame thrower
l guess you are allowed to shoot them in self defence if they are about to attack you.

mohogony

Yes the Taipan the most venomous snake in the world, l think you have around 10 minutes left to live if you get bitten by one of those.

Broad Shoulders

In theory. As there have been no recorded fatalities in Australia. The Inland Taipan (or Fierce Snake) is the most venemous snake in the world, however there are no recorded deaths from it. I believe there are a couple of theories behind this, one of which being that their natural habitat is so secluded that it is rare for there to be much human interaction. The Coastal Taipan is 3rd on the list and is much more commonly encountered as they are rife in FNQ sugar cane crops. These are just as aggressive, however they are nowhere near as venemous.

I f#$king love snakes! Fascinating things!