Snakes Alive
Dec 6th 2006, 12:44 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Originally Posted by renth
With respect Pookster you obviously don't know how much damage cats do to native wildlife.
I love cats but strongly belive they should be banned in Australia.
I love cats but strongly belive they should be banned in Australia.
Dec 6th 2006, 1:25 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Originally Posted by nickyc
Yes, but there are suburbs and suburbs.....
If you live in a brand-new newly-built suburb that happens to be on top of (or next to) an area where snakes live, then obviously you're going to get snakes coming round to have a look.
If you live in an older suburb, completely surrounded by other suburbs and miles from any snake habitat, then you're not going to see any.
The suburb where I live is built on sand dunes, and when it was first developed (80 years ago) there were snakes in abundance. They're long gone now, though - last snake seen around here was about 50 years ago.
If you live in a brand-new newly-built suburb that happens to be on top of (or next to) an area where snakes live, then obviously you're going to get snakes coming round to have a look.
If you live in an older suburb, completely surrounded by other suburbs and miles from any snake habitat, then you're not going to see any.
The suburb where I live is built on sand dunes, and when it was first developed (80 years ago) there were snakes in abundance. They're long gone now, though - last snake seen around here was about 50 years ago.
Dec 6th 2006, 1:28 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Snake Removal from Private Property in the Perth Metropolitan area of Western Australia:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bush/busters.html
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bush/busters.html
Dec 6th 2006, 1:51 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Originally Posted by renth
With respect Pookster you obviously don't know how much damage cats do to native wildlife.
I love cats but strongly belive they should be banned in Australia.
I love cats but strongly belive they should be banned in Australia.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/i...cat/index.html
The feral cat population is usually added to by the Aussies themselves for not bothering to get their male cats neutered and when they run off they just let them get on with it (as said by our local ranger).
I have had recent experience of having to trap a feral cat and when I asked the ranger where I should take it , I was told to either find someone with a gun or get the vet to put it to sleep.
Dec 6th 2006, 2:55 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
My mum lives in a retirement complex and they have their own in house snake catcher. He died a couple of months ago. died from a snake bite. true story.
Dec 6th 2006, 3:07 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
My BIL lives in Canberra, has a large block of land there. One of his jack russell dogs was bitten & killed by a brown snake last year 
Then last week another of his dogs was bitten by a red bellied black snake, the dog survived thank god, but the snake didnt !!!
Nicky
Then last week another of his dogs was bitten by a red bellied black snake, the dog survived thank god, but the snake didnt !!! Nicky
Dec 6th 2006, 4:26 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Can't agree more. I made the decision to leave my 3 cats in the UK as I knew it was the right thing to do, for them and the local wildlife, cried myself silly over this decision but you can't let your heart rule your head
Originally Posted by renth
With respect Pookster you obviously don't know how much damage cats do to native wildlife.
I love cats but strongly belive they should be banned in Australia.
I love cats but strongly belive they should be banned in Australia.
Dec 6th 2006, 4:28 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
House cats also kill, and not because they are hungry but usually to bring you home a present or out of boredom
Originally Posted by sel
And with respect ... the main word to go with that is FERAL
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/i...cat/index.html
The feral cat population is usually added to by the Aussies themselves for not bothering to get their male cats neutered and when they run off they just let them get on with it (as said by our local ranger).
I have had recent experience of having to trap a feral cat and when I asked the ranger where I should take it , I was told to either find someone with a gun or get the vet to put it to sleep.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/i...cat/index.html
The feral cat population is usually added to by the Aussies themselves for not bothering to get their male cats neutered and when they run off they just let them get on with it (as said by our local ranger).
I have had recent experience of having to trap a feral cat and when I asked the ranger where I should take it , I was told to either find someone with a gun or get the vet to put it to sleep.
Dec 6th 2006, 7:25 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
I was just offering a little perspective
Dec 6th 2006, 8:19 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Originally Posted by iPom
Dec 6th 2006, 8:31 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Originally Posted by Ian & Sharon
That's the wife's Christmas present sorted, thanks
Pleasure. I hope it gives you both many happy hours together.
Dec 6th 2006, 8:47 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Originally Posted by kellyjs
Can't agree more. I made the decision to leave my 3 cats in the UK as I knew it was the right thing to do, for them and the local wildlife, cried myself silly over this decision but you can't let your heart rule your head
Dec 6th 2006, 9:01 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Apropos of nothing in particular IIRC I saw a year or two back that UK domestic cats are thought to kill 80m birds a year. No idea if that's even ballpark though!
Dec 6th 2006, 9:35 pm
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Re: Snakes Alive
Originally Posted by kellyjs
Can't agree more. I made the decision to leave my 3 cats in the UK as I knew it was the right thing to do, for them and the local wildlife, cried myself silly over this decision but you can't let your heart rule your head
Me too. I left my 2 cats behind but brought the dog. I really didnt want the cats slaughtering everything. They both had 2 bells each on their collars but still managed to kill birds and mice.
Re the snakes: if you put chicken wire flat on the ground they may not cross it as they dont like the feel of it. Also a couple of well placed tin cans with the lids pushed inside is a fairly good trap as they push their heads inside to look for prey and then cant get their heads out. However what you do with them when you find a stuck snake is your problem
Louise
