Thread: Not what you want to find in your garden....

Got this pic off my dad i think he said it was somewere in northwest NSW,its got a sheep in its guts and stuck in a electric fence.

Greg

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Originally Posted by landyfromanuthaland

u could have spanked it with a shovel, we are just starting to see snakes down our stables now, bloody red bellied things, hate snakes

The red bellied ones are nice! We have them in our hay shed, you pick up a bail and they will be underneath, we just put the bail back down and let them be. They keep the mice population in check.

The really good thing is that they are territorial and seem to keep the browns and tigers away. Hate browns and tigers, far too agressive for me!

Diana

Originally Posted by googe

Got this pic off my dad i think he said it was somewere in northwest NSW,its got a sheep in its guts and stuck in a electric fence.

Africa, I believe.

Ron

This thread brings back memories of Steve Irwin.....I recall an episode where he was handling a "Fierce Snake" out the back of Qld. He said these snakes were especially shy .... but very dangerous, in fact much more dangerous than the other snakes mentioned.

Hard to believe it has been a year.

One thing I forgot to mention. Snakes are protected, you aren't supposed to shoot or hit them with a shovel!

We were on a trip some years ago and while driving along saw a snake crossing the road. Most of us just kept driving past, one lunatic in the group decided that it was his responsibility to dispense the serpent to wherever serpents go in the afterlife. So aimed his front drivers wheel towards the reptile and braked hard to sever the head from the tail. Most of us were shocked, if we even knew why the dust was billowing up. Nothing was said.

The next morning when this bloke went to his garage there was a brown snake sunning itself on his driveway. The snake had been thrown up around his front axle and he carried it all the way home. Pity it didn't bite him on the bum for being an idiot.

Diana

Originally Posted by jik22

The guy that came and caught it for us said exactly that - and that Tiger snakes aren't aggressive and only bite when threatened. His is a job I wouldn't want for any money!

Couldn't have got near it with a shovel/stick/gun anyway as it was half under a fence in a corner....best left to those who know what they're doing, I thought.

That's interesting! I've always been given to believe that tiger snakes WERE aggressive. (Not that it matters much, I don't plan on confronting one.)

Originally Posted by googe

Got this pic off my dad i think he said it was somewere in northwest NSW,its got a sheep in its guts and stuck in a electric fence.

Greg

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Hi Greg,
I don't recognise what type of snake that is. Is it a carpet snake?

Originally Posted by Bushwanderer

That's interesting! I've always been given to believe that tiger snakes WERE aggressive. (Not that it matters much, I don't plan on confronting one.)

I know that browns are very agressive and will attack even if not cornered, just if you are near them (several metres being near). I have seen tigers coming out of the grass to attack, perhaps there was a nest or something, but have never seen a red bellied black attack even when you are standing over them. (with a bail of hay)

Diana