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hi we are not in oz yet, but got told that if you have frogs in your garden then you don't have snakes. so don't let the children kill them, don't know if its true or not sylvia

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Given that snakes eat frogs, I'd say that having frogs in your garden was an open invite for them to come eat any time they wanted to.

Why on earth would your children kill frogs in the first place?

<completely bemused>

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That's interesting.
We have frogs and toads but haven't seen a snake - so far.
I thought snakes ate them though :confused: so that would increase the risk ?

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Has your dog ever met a snake before? Snakes don't go around biting for the heck of it. They do it when they feel threatened. If your dog meets a snake and the dog doesn't back off, then it's highly likely the snake will bite it.

Yes, lots. This has been answered over and over on this forum. Please try doing a search and you can read through the snake threads which should give you lots of info.



Mods, this one comes up so often, can't you sticky it at the top or something? :unsure:

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Fangs for the info :D

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if you had frogs in you back garden and then is none,the reason could be is that you may have a snake this was told to us by someone who lived in south africa for many years. my kids wouldn't kill a frog they would keep it as a pet they are animal mad (brother head elephant keeper at safari park this is were they get it from)that includes snakes and spiders so will have to educate them not to pick snakes or spiders up and bring them in the house like they do now sylvia

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Very likely. I've owned my home for a year now and I've seen one in our garden. You are just as likely to see them in suburbia as you are in the bush.

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I've seen quite a few now, both rural and suburban. We also have lots of frogs in our garden and, as you can see, a nice friendly snake came to visit for a few days.

Jane :)

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Oooh, what a beautiful animal! You lucky things having that in your garden. It's huge too! Wow!

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It's totally dependent on where you live.

I'm in Sydney, near the beach, and I'm prepared to swear that there are no snakes within a 25 mile radius of where I am (discounting the ones in the snake house at Taronga).

I've lived here for over 25 years and in all that time I've only ever seen two snakes - and both of them were seen miles away out in the bush.

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True, snakes do like to munch on frogs. I found our resident green tree frog being attacked by a tree-snake, luckily the frog lives inside a hollow pool-fence post (it fills up with water - clever froggy). So the snake didnt get it.

The snake had legged-it (so to speak) before I got back with my camera.

Our suburb is in the dunes behind the beach at sunshine coast, we definately have red bellied blacks, browns, tree snakes and of course carpet pythons.

Having said that I was a gardener here for 2 years, got called several times to clear undergrowth because of snakes (one of which was red-bellied black taken, alive, through a catflap by a cat), but even so, only seen a handful of snakes over all that time.

p.s. Red Bellied Black number 4 on all time deadliest.

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I think your thinking of cane toads, they reckon if you have them then you wont have snakes...that said if your cat brings them into your garden like mine did....(cheers tonyk38:D ) weve been here 18mths and have seen 4 snakes(alive) and a croc or two locally!:D
still love it and dont really give it much thought anymore.
You just educate the kids not to pick up things in the bushes and not to be playing in the garden at dusk(if the snakes dont get you, the mozzies and sandflies will:o )
have fun

Trish

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yeh right, your uncle?? Ive seen the way you walk Mr Bix!!:D
See ya soon


Trish
xx

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I only walk like that when I'm limp :p

The clock is ticking :thumbup:

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too much info!:p

around 2wks to go.....:thumbsup: