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It is not an offence if it is killed in self defence or if you wholeheartedly feel it is an immediate danger to any persons or pets.

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That's quite correct, if your threatened in any way you may kill the snake. If you need to be somewhere on your property and your way is blocked by a snake you may also kill said snake. The law does make exceptions & common sense will usually prevail i.e if your children are playing in the house yard and are bailed up by a Brown Snake it's exceptable to shoot the offending snake.
The same applies to Crocs, if one is attacking a person it can be shot as per the recent case where the croc tried to make off with a beach camper & was shot by a fellow camper.
Where large fines are imposed it's usually when offenders have actually gone snake or croc hunting.
I should add that while it may be legal to kill in defence most people are actually bitten whilst trying to kill snakes. Rakes and spades are not good snake killing tools a 12 gauge is far better:eek:

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Die or pay the $4000 fine, if for real I'd think I'd take the fine.

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i was just trying to give this fella cuddle on a recent trip to cape york. whats the big deal with snakes

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Cuddling all the way to the coffin...:rofl:

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Moving to Victoria = are we likely to encounter snakes??

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I am totally shocked by the way the wildlife is treat where we are :( any snake is shot immediately threat or no threat, I know we have a lot of them but even so. They then brag about it and hang them outside there properties etc. People hunt wallaby for dog food and it seems shoot birds just for the hell of it :confused:

someone was casually talking of how to kills snakes on the golf course, where to hit it with your club etc :frown:

theres been a recent campaign re the wedge tail, I brought it up in conversation the other night no one could give a ****. In fact they seem bemused that we do care? whether this is because these animals are exotic to us and obviously not to them I dont know.

feel very disillusioned by it all.

if these fines are in place they dont seem to reach here? :thumbdown:

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Welcome to Tassie... My mate back in the UK who was from near Launceston pretty much said exactly the same as you about many folks down there, and no I don't get it either...:(

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Quite possibly.

Common species around Melb'n include Eastern Brown Snake, Red-bellied Black Snake, Small-eyed Snake and Eastern Tiger Snake: all potentially deadly. That does not mean however that you should live in fear of your life. You may go many years without seeing any.:)

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well i really shouldnt sound like I'm tarring them all with the same brush, its only my observations so far. However I banged into someone yesterday arvo who was carrying a blue tongue in a box, he'd been trapped behind a cupboard in a cold storage room and didnt look too good but she was taking him home to feed him up and release him on recovery :thumbup:

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Excellent!:thumbup:

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I know this is an old Thread from Dec '07 - but being absolutely terrified of snakes and reading these posts about what to be aware of i.e. the wildlife and the "snakes - it is seriously scaring the living FUDGE out of me and my fiance' doesnt realize how terrified I am of snakes. He just cannot grasp the reality of how bloody scared I am of snakes. I grew up in South Africa - so I'v seen it - whereas he has lived in the UK all his life - so has not!

I'm sitting here in the UK - on the verge of bursting into tears - and I'm not even there! We are very keen on immigrating to Adelaide - but the more I read about the reality of snakes there - I am beginning to feel like I just don't want to do it! :(

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If this helps, i have lived in Adelaide for 45 years, in that time i have seen about 5 snakes in the wild,and have never had a close call...........mm;)

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Devonfamily!

Do not worry about it! I was initially put off my the whole snake thing but when I made my reccie back in November, I asked lots of people, both Ozzies and Brits about how much of a problem snakes are. The fact is, unless you go looking for them, you will probably not encounter one.

Simple rules about keeping a yard tidy, grass short etc. Be vigilante when walking out in rural areas, especially with kids and pets. As previously mentioned, most snake bites occur when someone is trying to kill or taunt a snake. Not surprisingly, most reported cases involve alcohol too!

Gav

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I've had 2 adders in my house near Exeter and 2 in the garden. I'm moving to Oz to get away from the buggers! :eek: