Originally Posted by ABCDiamond

Some info in case it's of any use to anyone.........

For a referral to a local snake collector contact the service listed for your state:

NSW: Wildlife and Information Rescue Service (WIRES), phone: (02) 8977 3333.
VIC: The Wildlife Care Network, phone: 0500 540 000
SA: Fauna Rescue, phone: 08 8289 0896, or Adelaide Snake Catchers, phone: 0413 665 483
QLD: QLD Parks and Wildlife Service, phone: (07) 3202 0220
WA: Conservation and Land Management (CALM), Wildlife Protection, phone: (08) 9334 0292 (BH), (08) 9334 0333 (AH)
NT: Darwin and Darwin Rural Snake Callout, phone: 0407 610 039
TAS: Department of Primary Industry, Water and Environment, Nature Conservation Branch, phone: (03) 6233 6556
ACT: ACT Parks and Conservation - Southside, phone: (02) 6207 2127; Northside, phone: (02) 6207 2113

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/199...ives/25?p=2000

There are several species of brown snake in Australia.

The most toxic member of the group, the eastern or common brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is found in the eastern half of Australia with a few populations in the Northern Territory. It has the second most potent venom of all land snakes (second only to the inland taipan) and is 12 times more toxic than the Indian cobra (Naja naja).

The most widespread species is the western brown or gwardar, which occurs everywhere in Australia apart from a strip around the southern and eastern coasts.

Deaths from all Snake Bites are on average about 4 per year, for the entire country.

Originally Posted by Teliko21

All the snakes I have seen have been in parks in and around Melbourne and never in our back garden. I guess in a housing estate it would be unlikely you would find one.

Originally Posted by The Jones Family

Yes but what about a 2 year old and a nine month old?

Originally Posted by paka

thankyou my mind is at rest now , as that was my ploy, live in the middle of a housing estate , hopefully not see any wildlife.or not as much.

Originally Posted by zx10r_aus

Don't get to comfortable, I have personal seen some in my back yard. Some have even made there way into homes. I live in suburbia, if you have mice or rats you'll probably find a snake some where near by.


ZX....

Originally Posted by Wol

Probably a good idea to look up the local snake man NOW, before having to divide your attention between the yellow pages and under-the-bed!

Originally Posted by paka

Ok here is an even worse question, do most of the people here talking about snakes, and finding them live near open land or out back. surly if you live in the middle of an housing estate were there is no building going on, they dont get to you.doesn't the noise keeps them away.

Originally Posted by Ozzidoc

Katie, how frightening.

One trick - perhaps u were doing this tho? - is to always lift anything up from the side opposite to where you are standing, effectively rolling the lid/cover.piece of wood/towards u. That way the wild-life dashes out , towards the light, which is away from you.

Originally Posted by The Jones Family

He didn't exactly 'catch it' (made a bit of a mess in the garage I can tell you).

I have said that if he sees another one we should call The Poisons Hotline, who will in turn send someone to take it away! As I understand it anyway.

Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright

Reminds me of the same procedure for checking for grenades under bodies, or blokes pretending to be, er bodies. Lift the body with you, so you have some screening.

Originally Posted by biggy

shhhhhhhhh dont you know it is illegal to kill brown snakes