brissybee

In the back yard where we walk in bare feet and children play. Yes.

TiddlyPom

Sorry to be quite so blah blah blah. I'm not anti snake at all. I don't quite get why people are in so much of a rush to get here and then they hate the wildlife. It's not like you didn't know they were here.

The big ones are a different ball game, but like I said, the more you know, the better off you are. You just keep still. Even the most venomous of snakes can't 'see' you when you're still. They're mostly blind and half deaf. They can't go faster than you and they rarely inject venom on the first bite... it's usually a warning shot.
So there you go, more blah blah blah.

Bad, bad boy!

DeadVim

You want to avoid my slice of Oz then, I'm lucky to make it to the car alive most mornings.

TiddlyPom

Then I would suggest if you're so worried you'd put shoes on them and yourselves.
But then you live up North. They don't wear shoes up there do they?

brissybee

Oh God. Did anyone notice the adjoining article on bizarre stuffed animals? I especially like the cat with wings. It has a strangely twisted face. Probably hovering above a snake.

DeadVim

Can't wear shoes, that's where all the deadly spiders nest

Burbage

My cats are refusing to go into the garage at night. So this means there's something in there the cats know about, but I don't.

ABCDiamond

Yep. There have been 14 reported deaths caused by adder bites in the UK, with the last death in 1975. I was bitten in the 1960's
http://iberianature.com/britainnatur...rs-in-britain/

But you have to watch the cows....
http://iberianature.com/britainnatur...ls-in-britain/

brissybee

Cameras probably.

brissybee

Lets face it, you have to watch the cows everywhere ro fl:: Suppose I milked that for all it was worth.

pproehann

Semi rural and only five snakes in five years so not too bad. Moved to the trees and Huntsman and Whitetips increased but Redbacks decreased.

pachanga

Not dangerous but very very annoying: portuguese millipedes. How can I get rid of them? I live on a rural property and for 3 years after the first rains they came in the hundreds, crawling into every little crack and crevice to come into the house. What they tell you on the net about them (attracted to light) is not true. They crawl day and night.

IndieG

omg, that would have freaked me out completely The only time I've seen a snake is in a zoo. Haven't come across any spiders here either. I hope there aren't too many of these lovables in Melbourne

mohogony

l'm guessing your in Brisbane, probably the tropical climate means more snakes, most people who live in Melbounre would live their whole lives without ever seeing a snake in their garden apart from those who live in the outer semi rural suburbs, If you are bitten its almost certain you would survive with the modern anti venom they have these days, its ususaly only people who are in remote areas far from hospital that die. Only around 2 people a year die from snake bite in OZ , l think just as many die from bee and wasp stings in the UK and as ABC diamond said 14 people have died from adder snake bites in the Uk. Queensland is probably the worst state for dangerous creepy crawlies and dangerous wildlife.

fish.01

I think coming into close contact with a snake it still not that common - though some can be unlucky. Mostly you just see them crossing the road at night, or occasionally crawling through your backyard tree's - dog barking at it is what often alerts you to it. Sometimes they are in pool baskets.

Even though I know it happens I don't hear of someone almost stepping on one in their backyard in big city suburbia very often - in Brisbane they are mostly just harmless tree snakes that slide through the trees at night. Of course exceptions exist, but I am talking about the "norm", after listening to talk about it from colleagues, friends and family over decades. Living close to bush land obviously changes the odds.