This bloke wandered across the front lawn

**JDNSW** · 27th March 2006, 06:23 AM

As others have said, most Australian snakes are poisonous, many of them dangerously so. Of course, the important thing is how common the poisonous ones are, not how many species are poisonous. Unfortunately, the most common snakes in most of Australia are among the most dangerous - Brown, Tiger, Death Adder. The relatively common red bellied black is less dangerous - but many Brown snakes are almost black.

Two of my close relatives (my twin and a nephew) have been bitten by snakes as small children and in neither case were they interfering with the snake. Both recovered with prompt treatment, and neither snake was caught or positively identified. (useful to specify which antivenene to use).
Both cases were within twenty feet of a house.

**BMac** · 27th March 2006, 07:47 AM

Picking up logs/fire wood, with your hands while in the bush is a good way to get bitten by a snake. Reaching into long grass to retrieve something is another good one.

This is where they live and they will defend their "home" if you get too close. Always inspect logs (with a long stick or similar) before trying to pick them up and also make lots of noise when bush walking to warn them you're coming.

Bruce.

**Coastie** · 27th March 2006, 08:25 AM

I don't know snakes that well but I do know that they all bite when provoked.

As to being harmless is another word of concern. When they have teeth like this they are not all that harmless.

This guy is a large python as well

**FenianEel** · 27th March 2006, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by Coastie
I don't know snakes that well but I do know that they all bite when provoked.

As to being harmless is another word of concern. When they have teeth like this they are not all that harmless.

This guy is a large python as well

His breath probably isn't very fresh either

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 27th March 2006, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by Coastie

he's not very fat,,
someone point him in the direction of the nearest chook shed

**Ace** · 27th March 2006, 02:02 PM

"Crikey have a look at that one!!!!"

In my best Steve Irwin voice.

Not a bad one, i love the carpet pytons. We used to get them in our house all the time when we lived in Coffs Harbour years ago. Matt

DiscoMick · 27th March 2006, 02:47 PM

Here's a Dugite about to strike. Fortunately the photographer (not me) was behind glass, so I guess the snake ended up with a headache

**FenianEel** · 27th March 2006, 02:52 PM

Far Canal,

That's a great shot

DiscoMick · 27th March 2006, 03:29 PM

Yes, isn't it! I was so impressed when I saw it elsewhere I saved it to my machine. Its one of a collection of pics I sometimes use in class when teaching English here in Thailand in exercises where they have to describe a picture. Every time I put it up the girls squeal

and the boys nod and go "Cool". 8)

**blitz** · 27th March 2006, 03:35 PM

[quote=DEFENDERZOOK]

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

If anybody catches a baby one of these beasties,PYTHONS that is.My boy is a bit of a herpatolagist.He has assorted lizzards and would love a carpet snake.
Andrew

<span style="color:blue">it was this post that prompted my question.....
as far as i am concerened...i know nothing about snakes....
so for that reason they all scare me.......

is it true that there are only two we need to worry about in oz....
red bellied black snake and brown snake....?
or are there more.....know the correct info will give me more confidence in the bush....</span>

i absolutely love snakes but until I have positively identified them they are all the most dangerous thing on earth.

Australia actually has the ten most venomous land snake on earth so treat all of them like the are dangerous which is very simple, give them a wide bearth and dont try to kill them because statistically that is when most people are bitten

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