Venomous snake in garden
Feb 29th 2004, 11:00 pm
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Venomous snake in garden
Yesterday one of my daughters, who was playing in the garden, shouted "look daddy, a real snake!"
Sure enough, it was a juvenile dugite. When I went to have a look it turned around and struck, fortunately I was too far away.
I sent the kids indoors and "wrangled" it into my pool net, which is on the end of a 20 foot pole. I took it over the road and released it in to the dunes.
We also fount a white tailed spider in the house that evening.
I told the lady across the road and she said that a few years back she found a mature dugite hiding behind the filing cabinet in her study!!!
Sure enough, it was a juvenile dugite. When I went to have a look it turned around and struck, fortunately I was too far away.
I sent the kids indoors and "wrangled" it into my pool net, which is on the end of a 20 foot pole. I took it over the road and released it in to the dunes.
We also fount a white tailed spider in the house that evening.
I told the lady across the road and she said that a few years back she found a mature dugite hiding behind the filing cabinet in her study!!!
Feb 29th 2004, 11:02 pm
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Re: Venomous snake in garden
Originally posted by renth
Yesterday one of my daughters, who was playing in the garden, shouted "look daddy, a real snake!"
Sure enough, it was a juvenile dugite. When I went to have a look it turned around and struck, fortunately I was too far away.
I sent the kids indoors and "wrangled" it into my pool net, which is on the end of a 20 foot pole. I took it over the road and released it in to the dunes.
We also fount a white tailed spider in the house that evening.
I told the lady across the road and she said that a few years back she found a mature dugite hiding behind the filing cabinet in her study!!!
Yesterday one of my daughters, who was playing in the garden, shouted "look daddy, a real snake!"
Sure enough, it was a juvenile dugite. When I went to have a look it turned around and struck, fortunately I was too far away.
I sent the kids indoors and "wrangled" it into my pool net, which is on the end of a 20 foot pole. I took it over the road and released it in to the dunes.
We also fount a white tailed spider in the house that evening.
I told the lady across the road and she said that a few years back she found a mature dugite hiding behind the filing cabinet in her study!!!
Jeez, given your luck, if a bush fire starts in NZ, my advice is...MOVE!!! :scared:
Feb 29th 2004, 11:07 pm
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Re: Venomous snake in garden
Originally posted by MikeStanton
Jeez, given your luck, if a bush fire starts in NZ, my advice is...MOVE!!! :scared:
Jeez, given your luck, if a bush fire starts in NZ, my advice is...MOVE!!! :scared:
Plus it is the time of year for young dugites, so you have to expect them.
Feb 29th 2004, 11:09 pm
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We haven't ever had a snake in the house, nor have the inlaws....would be a touch scary if one did slide on in though....as you probably know they can move damn fast!
We do however get lots of spiders, expecially white tails around here. We probably have one in the house on average once or twice every two weeks. Had a close encounter a couple of days ago (friday i think) when i was knocking down the old brick post box. Lifted a brick (no gloves...) and felt somthing soft. I'd squashed a white tail the size of a 50c piece with my finger!!!! Just glad i got him square or i could've been bitten!
Others i've had indoors in the past 3 months include a red back (ironically he was in the toilet) and lots of huntsmen.
We do however get lots of spiders, expecially white tails around here. We probably have one in the house on average once or twice every two weeks. Had a close encounter a couple of days ago (friday i think) when i was knocking down the old brick post box. Lifted a brick (no gloves...) and felt somthing soft. I'd squashed a white tail the size of a 50c piece with my finger!!!! Just glad i got him square or i could've been bitten!
Others i've had indoors in the past 3 months include a red back (ironically he was in the toilet) and lots of huntsmen.
Feb 29th 2004, 11:13 pm
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Re: Venomous snake in garden
Originally posted by renth
Yesterday one of my daughters, who was playing in the garden, shouted "look daddy, a real snake!"
Sure enough, it was a juvenile dugite. When I went to have a look it turned around and struck, fortunately I was too far away.
I sent the kids indoors and "wrangled" it into my pool net, which is on the end of a 20 foot pole. I took it over the road and released it in to the dunes.
We also fount a white tailed spider in the house that evening.
I told the lady across the road and she said that a few years back she found a mature dugite hiding behind the filing cabinet in her study!!!
Yesterday one of my daughters, who was playing in the garden, shouted "look daddy, a real snake!"
Sure enough, it was a juvenile dugite. When I went to have a look it turned around and struck, fortunately I was too far away.
I sent the kids indoors and "wrangled" it into my pool net, which is on the end of a 20 foot pole. I took it over the road and released it in to the dunes.
We also fount a white tailed spider in the house that evening.
I told the lady across the road and she said that a few years back she found a mature dugite hiding behind the filing cabinet in her study!!!
I'm not saying that I have never been bitten by a deadly snake though, just not in OZ
Feb 29th 2004, 11:18 pm
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It's interesting what people find acceptable after they emigrate. Because venomous snakes and spiders are a natural part of the Aussie landscape, we accept them ("what else can we do?").
But, if back in the UK, a loon armed with a loaded gun/machete walked around our garden from time to time - we'd soon think about moving to a safer area.
Just an observation...
But, if back in the UK, a loon armed with a loaded gun/machete walked around our garden from time to time - we'd soon think about moving to a safer area.
Just an observation...
Feb 29th 2004, 11:20 pm
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Re: Venomous snake in garden
Originally posted by renth
I'm in WA!
Plus it is the time of year for young dugites, so you have to expect them.
I'm in WA!
Plus it is the time of year for young dugites, so you have to expect them.
Feb 29th 2004, 11:23 pm
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Originally posted by MikeStanton
It's interesting what people find acceptable after they emigrate. Because venomous snakes and spiders are a natural part of the Aussie landscape, we accept them ("what else can we do?").
But, if back in the UK, a loon armed with a loaded gun/machete walked around our garden from time to time - we'd soon think about moving to a safer area.
Just an observation...
It's interesting what people find acceptable after they emigrate. Because venomous snakes and spiders are a natural part of the Aussie landscape, we accept them ("what else can we do?").
But, if back in the UK, a loon armed with a loaded gun/machete walked around our garden from time to time - we'd soon think about moving to a safer area.
Just an observation...
Feb 29th 2004, 11:35 pm
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Originally posted by Megalania
Generally, we piss on snakes in the grass until they move on.
Generally, we piss on snakes in the grass until they move on.
Feb 29th 2004, 11:43 pm
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When I arrived to pick some kids up from a school on Friday (part of my job I'm not an abductor!), the Principal was chopping off the head of a baby dugite with a spade. One of the kids was insistent that bay dugites aren't poisonous (I thought they were, anyone know??). I much prefer Renth's method of snake disposal but not sure I'd have the guts to do it!
Some friends of ours had one in the kitchen, they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
Loopy
Some friends of ours had one in the kitchen, they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
Loopy
Feb 29th 2004, 11:47 pm
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Originally posted by Loopy
they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
Feb 29th 2004, 11:48 pm
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Originally posted by Loopy
When I arrived to pick some kids up from a school on Friday (part of my job I'm not an abductor!), the Principal was chopping off the head of a baby dugite with a spade. One of the kids was insistent that bay dugites aren't poisonous (I thought they were, anyone know??). I much prefer Renth's method of snake disposal but not sure I'd have the guts to do it!
Some friends of ours had one in the kitchen, they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
Loopy
When I arrived to pick some kids up from a school on Friday (part of my job I'm not an abductor!), the Principal was chopping off the head of a baby dugite with a spade. One of the kids was insistent that bay dugites aren't poisonous (I thought they were, anyone know??). I much prefer Renth's method of snake disposal but not sure I'd have the guts to do it!
Some friends of ours had one in the kitchen, they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
Loopy
They are poisonous. They don't have much venom so in an adult the effects would probably be localised but they could kill a child if you didn't get to hospital.
Feb 29th 2004, 11:48 pm
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Originally posted by Loopy
When I arrived to pick some kids up from a school on Friday (part of my job I'm not an abductor!), the Principal was chopping off the head of a baby dugite with a spade. One of the kids was insistent that bay dugites aren't poisonous (I thought they were, anyone know??). I much prefer Renth's method of snake disposal but not sure I'd have the guts to do it!
Some friends of ours had one in the kitchen, they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
Loopy
When I arrived to pick some kids up from a school on Friday (part of my job I'm not an abductor!), the Principal was chopping off the head of a baby dugite with a spade. One of the kids was insistent that bay dugites aren't poisonous (I thought they were, anyone know??). I much prefer Renth's method of snake disposal but not sure I'd have the guts to do it!
Some friends of ours had one in the kitchen, they managed to suck it into their Dyson then emptied it into the wheelie bin!
Loopy
Feb 29th 2004, 11:56 pm
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We got told by someone at Australia Zoo that snakes are their most active just as the weather warms up, here thats about Sept as they come out to mate, and really active again looking for food just prior to the cool, say April up here, think thats prior to Hibernation. Supposidly the best times of year to get attacked by one.
Speaking of Australia Zoo, we run into the Irwin family in the ladies loo at the shops the other day, (Not Steve, the rest of them), I was really surprised to hear the little girl has the broadest American accent you have ever heard :scared: Not a single trace of Crikey mate there, pure little yankee doodle dandy.
Speaking of Australia Zoo, we run into the Irwin family in the ladies loo at the shops the other day, (Not Steve, the rest of them), I was really surprised to hear the little girl has the broadest American accent you have ever heard :scared: Not a single trace of Crikey mate there, pure little yankee doodle dandy.
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Mar 1st 2004, 12:02 am
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Originally posted by dotty
We got told by someone at Australia Zoo that snakes are their most active just as the weather warms up, here thats about Sept as they come out to mate, and really active again looking for food just prior to the cool, say April up here, think thats prior to Hibernation. Supposidly the best times of year to get attacked by one.
Speaking of Australia Zoo, we run into the Irwin family in the ladies loo at the shops the other day, (Not Steve, the rest of them), I was really surprised to hear the little girl has the broadest American accent you have ever heard :scared: Not a single trace of Crikey mate there, pure little yankee doodle dandy.
We got told by someone at Australia Zoo that snakes are their most active just as the weather warms up, here thats about Sept as they come out to mate, and really active again looking for food just prior to the cool, say April up here, think thats prior to Hibernation. Supposidly the best times of year to get attacked by one.
Speaking of Australia Zoo, we run into the Irwin family in the ladies loo at the shops the other day, (Not Steve, the rest of them), I was really surprised to hear the little girl has the broadest American accent you have ever heard :scared: Not a single trace of Crikey mate there, pure little yankee doodle dandy.