itigo

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...-devours-snake

You need one of these bad boys to sort it out for you........

DadAgain

Snake has been located and secured!

He showed up, not in the toilet but next door in the bathroom! Wife heard some stuff get knocked over and went to see. With the aid of a pillow case and a cake tub the snake is now trapped in our bathtub.

Turns out he's a beautiful, darkish coloured green tree snake ( very obvious from yellowish underbelly and large eyes )

Photos later... I have a pub I need to be at to celebrate my leaving my job Today

moneypenny20

Congrats on leaving the job and well done on catching snakey. Hope you have a job to go to

cresta57

Well done, have a beer for me

jad n rich

Cool

Stick him back in the garden and sleep easy tonight

Pollyana

Any ideas guys?

Friend and daughter staying at a mate's place in Cairns while the woman is away, moved in today, snake in the bathroom tonight. They are very broke, snake catchers have all quoted $70 minimum. Does anyone know anyone in Cairns who can catch the beggar, or does anyone know if the RSPCA orsomeone like that would do it for free?
Failing that its going to have to be my credit card over the phone and there's enough on it.

Cheetah7

Do they have a Dept of Conservation? They normally keep a list of volunteer snake catchers? Bit of a long shot though as many dont work at night.

Would be good if you could help them Polly, they must be terrified.

Pollyana

Dept of Parks & Wildlife should do it up there I think but haven't managed to find a number that doesn't ring out yet (including the one we use for cyclone warnings ) We are just hoping that even though tomorrow is a bank holiday they won't charge extortionate rates if they find someone tomorrow. They certainly sound a lot calmer than I would!!

moneypenny20

I don't think anyone will come out for free unless it's a definite 'nasty'. I rang the local wildlife hospital once and all they'd suggest was work out what it was and then call the local guy out who would want a couple of hundred bucks, we knew it was a python so forgot about it but he was outside at the time. Can she nip to a neighbour and ask if anyone is snake friendly? It's one way to meet your neighbours

Alfresco

http://www.wildlifeqld.com.au/Snake_...directory.html

http://www.wildlifeqld.com.au/Snake_...nfomation.html

jad n rich

If they cant afford a snake catcher. I have always found the pool leaf scoop a safe and handy way to relocate them.

3 metre long handle, net. With caution and gumboots, long clothes, gloves etc scoop the thing up and tip it back in the garden.

Too easy, well if your not that squeemish with snakes that is

Pollyana

Thanks We'd phoned all of them , minimum $70.


I was just texting her my card details when she said she'd got a large tupperware box and a chopping board and trapped it with them Apparently it was very sleepy so she scooped it up and threw the lot in the garden, braver than me, but she said it was that mothering instinct - with her kid in the house the snake had to go
I asked what it looked like but she just said snake-coloured

Thanks for the support guys....hopefully its not a homing-snake!

eddie007

Wow.... She is a braver man than me!!!!!

I know TWO snake catchers now..... My nails lady's husband is licensed and doesnt charge.... I have his number on my fridge... Not that we've seen one apart from the one HE trod on last year... ****wit

Pollyana

Bit far to expect him to go to Cairns for free though I guess

Bernieboy

I had to read the title again.thought you were boasting you brought a fella home