snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
Feb 7th 2008, 3:59 pm
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snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
I know oz as many spiders,snakes,box jelly fish etc we should watch out for etc,but i was wondering when it comes to the above,does w.a. compare to qld when it comes to these things,does one have more than the other,does one state not have this problem as much as the other,or does one have extra things the other has.
Not that it bothers me,but the likes of qld you hear about box jelly fish and stuff,but dont think i have heard about them as much in w.a.
Also im sure you get to know and learn that some things are to be watched when living in oz as in snakes,what they look like and spiders etc.
Is there such a book you can buy with what lives where and what they do to you or could do to you and what you would do to help you out of that situation.
Also the likes of cockroaches,is this a oz wide thing or more a qld thing?
Sorry a little bored today,just trying to find out a few things
Not that it bothers me,but the likes of qld you hear about box jelly fish and stuff,but dont think i have heard about them as much in w.a.
Also im sure you get to know and learn that some things are to be watched when living in oz as in snakes,what they look like and spiders etc.
Is there such a book you can buy with what lives where and what they do to you or could do to you and what you would do to help you out of that situation.
Also the likes of cockroaches,is this a oz wide thing or more a qld thing?
Sorry a little bored today,just trying to find out a few things
Feb 7th 2008, 10:26 pm
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Re: snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
Originally Posted by brian.w
I know oz as many spiders,snakes,box jelly fish etc we should watch out for etc,but i was wondering when it comes to the above,does w.a. compare to qld when it comes to these things,does one have more than the other,does one state not have this problem as much as the other,or does one have extra things the other has.
Not that it bothers me,but the likes of qld you hear about box jelly fish and stuff,but dont think i have heard about them as much in w.a.
Also im sure you get to know and learn that some things are to be watched when living in oz as in snakes,what they look like and spiders etc.
Is there such a book you can buy with what lives where and what they do to you or could do to you and what you would do to help you out of that situation.
Also the likes of cockroaches,is this a oz wide thing or more a qld thing?
Sorry a little bored today,just trying to find out a few things
Not that it bothers me,but the likes of qld you hear about box jelly fish and stuff,but dont think i have heard about them as much in w.a.
Also im sure you get to know and learn that some things are to be watched when living in oz as in snakes,what they look like and spiders etc.
Is there such a book you can buy with what lives where and what they do to you or could do to you and what you would do to help you out of that situation.
Also the likes of cockroaches,is this a oz wide thing or more a qld thing?
Sorry a little bored today,just trying to find out a few things
http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/
Never seen a snake in two years in Perth or just over 1 year in NSW.
The most dangerous animals are of the two legged kind though, aka "shitheads"
Feb 8th 2008, 2:30 am
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Re: snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
I killed a white tail in my kitchen yesterday. Well, actually, my son killed it, but I watched. Other than that in the house and the nest of redbacks we killed in our colourbond fence, we haven't seen anything here.
Feb 8th 2008, 2:31 am
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Re: snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
I was snorkelling at Bussleton 3 weeks ago and saw a sea snake.
Feb 8th 2008, 2:36 am
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Re: snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
My husband is off to Kunnunara and Broome again in a couple of weeks. Lots of creepy crawly stuff up there.
Feb 8th 2008, 3:49 am
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Re: snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
We've been here for 9 months and I've just seen my first huntsman spider (not poisonous). Luckily it was at the ice hockey rink and I was wearing full hockey gear and skates. So I was brave enough to get a real good look at it and then let it wander off. It definitely made me take a quick look in my hockey bag just in case 
I have seen a few little spiders though, but nothing that scared me at all.
The box jelly fish is a north eastern QLD thing, you won't find them in Brisbane. But if you're up in Cairns you don't go swimming around the beaches in the summer. The Great Barrier Reef is pretty safe from them though.
I have seen a few little spiders though, but nothing that scared me at all.
The box jelly fish is a north eastern QLD thing, you won't find them in Brisbane. But if you're up in Cairns you don't go swimming around the beaches in the summer. The Great Barrier Reef is pretty safe from them though.
Feb 8th 2008, 4:17 am
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Re: snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
Well the past week living in Sydney has given us a big reality check. My husband was driving and a huntsman spider crawled down his face and he crashed the car 
We saw 2 red bellied snakes whilst out for a walk 10 minutes away from our house. I think our Geocaching hobby is going to need as bit of a think!!! I have just come back from school and we had a white tail spider out in the courtyard. So for 3 months of living here we have had our fair share already 
We saw 2 red bellied snakes whilst out for a walk 10 minutes away from our house. I think our Geocaching hobby is going to need as bit of a think!!! I have just come back from school and we had a white tail spider out in the courtyard. So for 3 months of living here we have had our fair share already
Feb 8th 2008, 10:30 am
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Re: snakes/spiders etc etc in w.a/qld etc
Originally Posted by brian.w
I know oz as many spiders,snakes,box jelly fish etc we should watch out for etc,but i was wondering when it comes to the above,does w.a. compare to qld when it comes to these things,does one have more than the other,does one state not have this problem as much as the other,or does one have extra things the other has.
Not that it bothers me,but the likes of qld you hear about box jelly fish and stuff,but dont think i have heard about them as much in w.a.
Also im sure you get to know and learn that some things are to be watched when living in oz as in snakes,what they look like and spiders etc.
Is there such a book you can buy with what lives where and what they do to you or could do to you and what you would do to help you out of that situation.
Also the likes of cockroaches,is this a oz wide thing or more a qld thing?
Sorry a little bored today,just trying to find out a few things
Not that it bothers me,but the likes of qld you hear about box jelly fish and stuff,but dont think i have heard about them as much in w.a.
Also im sure you get to know and learn that some things are to be watched when living in oz as in snakes,what they look like and spiders etc.
Is there such a book you can buy with what lives where and what they do to you or could do to you and what you would do to help you out of that situation.
Also the likes of cockroaches,is this a oz wide thing or more a qld thing?
Sorry a little bored today,just trying to find out a few things
