some of them are poisonous. they carry three-letter something that starts with H and ends with V.

Canada has twenty-five species of snake, representing three families. Most Canadian snakes are members of the colubrid family, including several species of garter snake. Additionally, the western provinces of Alberta and British Columbia have species of pit viper, such as the western rattlesnake, and British Columbia has Canada's only species of boa, the rubber boa.

Canada also has bears which can kill people.

We see snakes several times a year. They are not a problem.

The koala is not a bear and I don't think it kills humans.

You forgot the drop bear.

and the beavers

A vicious creature if ever there was one

There was an article by a snake catcher in Sydney in the paper a year or so back and he wrote about how he has been called in to remove snakes in MANY CBD buildings. He was called in to catch one just off George Street in the centre of Sydney but it escaped under a small gap left at the bottom of a roller door and vanished, this one is still at large somewhere tonight in Sydney's CDB. Some have also been found in storm drains in the inner suburbs.

There have also been snakes found in Bondi apartments!

This guy is pretty confident there are snakes in the majority of Sydney parks, including the inner city ones and are MUCH more common than people think.

The only snake I have seen around Sydney was on a walk I did from Manly to Castle Rock beach that goes through a nature reserve. There was a snake wrapped around a tree branch and there was a group of Asian tourists stood taking photos

Snakes will move anywhere where there is a good food source, and there are no shortage of mice or rats in a city

Now if she were a REAL canadian she'd show us her beaver

Na, the quantas is much more ferocious. Only seen late at night out in the desert.

oh no please no!

just fished a little white crowned snake out of the pool filter and onto the frangipani against the pool fence
poor little bugger must have been cold because it took ages for him to move

http://www.wildlifeqld.com.au/White_Crowned.html

Thank youall for your replies. TBH, I only realised their are snakes in Canada yesterday. Thankfully, I know where they are. Definitely not in my area, thank God. Because I have been cruising about like no man's business. About fighting my fears by facing it....hmmmm. Sounds good but I am not looking forward to it.

I have seen a snake before,a looong while ago, while a passenger on a bike. Sure the bike rider was happy I wasn't the rider. I screamed soooo hard and raised my legs above his head. And that was broad day light!! Not looking forward to that experience again. But like I said, the weather calls and if you all and million others are managing ok, I may give it a shot.

Rubber boa? For real? I see either a gummy snake a metre long or else something the folks down in East Van are wearing.

Years ago, hubby and I went to Writing-on-Stone provincial park in southern Alberta. As soon as you step out of the car, you see, "WARNING! RATTLESNAKES!" signs plastered all over the park and along the trails. He was content to do a 20 min walk and then leave.

Pretty funny actually. Australia is, by comparison, teeming with snakes and you might see a sign once in a while, if the council feels it's absolutely necessary ("This is Australia, mate, people should expect snakes,"), yet, there's proportionally far fewer venomous snakes in Alberta, yet, park officials go mad with the signs. Sheesh. And rattlers even give you a warning first. So, I guess, being polite Canadian snakes, you get warned multiple times before they actually (regretfully--sorry eh) envenomate you.

We live semi rural and work in the outback. We do come across the odd one at home and they move off as soon as they see us. Just follow some basic rules such as not going through long grass.

Never come across one in the city and other than Kings Park I would be surprised to see any as they don't like people.

At work is another matter. We have a mouse problem which has resulted in a snake problem. Had two people bitten this year. One her own fault when she decided picking up a death adder was a good idea. The other unfortunate as he ate Ed out of his room in the dark and it was on the path and he stepped on it. A king brown / mulga. Put him on a flying doctor flight but he is fine now and back at work.

if i saw that snake i wouldve run away to call 911