Sandy,Sascha, myself and Leroy the mother dog, have spent the day down on the Clarence about a klm from here.. we were packing up to come home and Sandy was about to repack the "things"... she was about to reach in the bag when she noticed a little black snake had made it home ..we must have only been there for three hours and its mainly sand with some poor grass hanging on.. how we or the dog did not see it earlier is a worry . Anyways Sandy threw the bag a couple of metres away and it crawed off a metre and hid in a clump of grass .. it was only 2 ft pretty chubby for that short however. Sorry I was not composed enough to remember a photo.
Poor old Leroy did not notice the snake crawl away even, so her days as "Snake Dog" are over it seems.
alex
Hi Alex, they move so quickly and quietly that sometimes you just dont see them.
I have been sitting by our dam and literally had big browns just pass right beside me and into the water before I can even react.
Freaky stuff thats for sure.
The guy I have up home to keep an eye on things told me he found a brown snake in the laundry. He recons he got it by the tail and dragged it backwards and let it go at the dam. He recons when you drag them slowly they want to go the other way so when you let then go they want to go in the opposite direction to you..sounds good but I am not grabbing any snake by the tail.
Anyways heres some other fotos ..I was trying out the 300mm lens and caught these now wild goats up in the rocks... and mother dog and Sascha
alex
chubby for it's length, sounds to me like a death adder.
We've removed a few here this summer so far. 2 red belly blacks, 1
eastern brown and as couple of stright browns. Oh yeah the green
snake in the bathroom while the missus was on the toilet lol
Christmas Day enticed a whip snake into my yard. A long thin thing - I don't think I've seen one before - probably a couple of feet long but not particularly enhanced girthwise. My son caught it, allowed my granddaughter to feel what a snake really feels like (they are not slimey) and then released it.
No, snakes don't worry me - apart from being wary in their presence - I was sitting on the throne at the time. The shout "I've got it" did raise my interest level though. I don't know what variety it was but apparently they are not (usually) fatally venomous but can give you nasty symptoms should you be unfortunate enough to become a victim. The only reason it was noticed was because one of our cats was showing much interest in it. On close inspection the poor thing had multiple wounds - presumably from the cat's claws and/or teeth.
We've had a few red-bellied blacks around the place, mostly juveniles (where's mum!), but no browns as far as I know.
I wouldn't grab anything thing that has fangs attached, I'll just call the wildlife officers, they are trained and know what to do .
cheers
I'm not sure about in the cities or maybe close to major townships and it
is not like we're right out in the boonies. But when I called for help to remove
the first brown snake we had out here. They said sure but it's going to cost
cost $175.00 we found a cheaper solution for a $1.50
I no longer wish to further incriminate myself , but John maybe has
the right idea.
But I do have this to say, I have no problem with or fear of snakes.
Hell I've been observing for 4+ years in my lil spot and I still wear thongs
at night. but when there are lil tots about , then I will use any measure
to remove them from the house/yard. Tots come first
Hi Rob, thats a bit rude of them to charge a $175. The local WIRES people down here dont charge, they just tell to close the doors to the area of the house and they come out and remove the critter.
I have also heard that certain types of plants if grown in pots by doors ill deter snakes from entering because of the scent in the air but I'll have to research which ones they are.
I have also heard that certain types of plants if grown in pots by doors ill deter snakes from entering because of the scent in the air but I'll have to research which ones they are.
Cheers
I cant blame the snakes for avioding goode olde mary jane, i cant stand the stuff either
It was WIRES who we rang. I have removed 3 brown, 2 red belly blacks
and 3-4 greeen snakes from inside the house over about 4 years. The
last greeen snake was last week. I have no problem removing green
snakes. But when you live a half hour+ from the local hospital, that
maybe has anti-venom, sorry to say the other snakes loses out.
Although I rather a red belly black in the yard than a brown, they
generally want to go in the other direction.
btw, I do try the lasso on a stick first, if that fails well...
Not sure about mary jane, but a neighbour has these flowers that are
meant to do the same, the name I cant remember.
..we must have only been there for three hours and its mainly sand with some poor grass hanging on.. how we or the dog did not see it earlier is a worry
. Anyways Sandy threw the bag a couple of metres away and it crawed off a metre and hid in a clump of grass
.. it was only 2 ft pretty chubby for that short however. Sorry I was not composed enough to remember a photo.
I wouldn't grab anything thing that has fangs attached, I'll just call the wildlife officers, they are trained and know what to do 
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, but John maybe has 
