Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
Sep 4th 2007 | 9:26 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
It's a cloud beetle... they fall from heaven... and crawl down the back of your shirt, dig a hole into the flesh of your lower back and lay 1000s of eggs. The eggs hatch and the babies march 2-by-2 back up your spine and crawl into your ears. Then they chew on your brain for sustenance.
Aint that right Steve_P?
Aint that right Steve_P?
Mrs_P here: It seems they already got to him.
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Sep 4th 2007 | 9:32 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
Apparently we get black widow spiders in Kelowna....
Sep 4th 2007 | 10:05 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
There are black widows on the Sunshine Coast as well. They make a very satisfying splat when you hit them with a hammer.
Sep 4th 2007 | 10:11 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
I was thinking of a less satisfying 'OMG' and then a scream for my husband to deal with the critter.
Is this not the way to go?
Is this not the way to go?
Sep 4th 2007 | 10:51 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
I thought with the cold winter, Snakes and Spiders wouldn't be seen much in Canada (I'm looking at moving to Alberta) but was reading about a Brit who found a Garter snake in his garden recently.
Are there many other Snakes and/or Spiders around, and if so are they poisonous, and how likely is it to comes across one?
Picture of the snake is just down from the top
http://lyndon001.blogspot.com/
Are there many other Snakes and/or Spiders around, and if so are they poisonous, and how likely is it to comes across one?
Picture of the snake is just down from the top
http://lyndon001.blogspot.com/
...in fact I forbid you to. Well thats a bit strong, I just wont be able to read anymore of this thread. Have a look here and you will understandRe: Look what came into our garden last night
Ps that was supposed to be a link....NOT...but search for that thread yourself...you wont want to miss it.
Sep 4th 2007 | 11:55 am
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Sep 4th 2007 | 11:50 pm
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
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Sep 5th 2007 | 5:09 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
There are snakes and spiders in Nova Scotia but I am told none of them are poisonous. We found quite a large grass snake in our garden the other day. A neighbor assured me it was harmless so after the kids played with it for a while we put it in the bushes safely out of the way of predators.
Sep 5th 2007 | 5:19 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
There are snakes and spiders in Nova Scotia but I am told none of them are poisonous. We found quite a large grass snake in our garden the other day. A neighbor assured me it was harmless so after the kids played with it for a while we put it in the bushes safely out of the way of predators.
Sep 5th 2007 | 5:26 am
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Re: Snakes and Spiders in Canada?
Snakes exist all over Canada, both on land and in some lakes.
Most are not poisonous, but some are, I don't think there has been a fatality in the last 100 years.
Australia, on the other hand, is full of bugs, vermin, snakes, spiders, many of which can easily kill you.
These critters will actually attack you and bite you.
Recently, in the outback of Australia, a line man was bitten at the end of his penis as he relieved himself.
His Partner put a frantic call into the Medical Centre for advice, the instructions were to make a 1/2 inch cut , suck the venom out.
The message that was relayed back to the bitten Lineman, Doc says you're gonna die.
Most are not poisonous, but some are, I don't think there has been a fatality in the last 100 years.
Australia, on the other hand, is full of bugs, vermin, snakes, spiders, many of which can easily kill you.
These critters will actually attack you and bite you.
Recently, in the outback of Australia, a line man was bitten at the end of his penis as he relieved himself.
His Partner put a frantic call into the Medical Centre for advice, the instructions were to make a 1/2 inch cut , suck the venom out.
The message that was relayed back to the bitten Lineman, Doc says you're gonna die.
