Thread: Spring=snakes

Originally Posted by Panda

Oh & did I mention my ex husband became a herpatologist

Tony! I never knew you had a hubby! Did he become interested in snakes before or after he found out you didn't like them?

Well i think i understand now

TIM.

We have a 'resident' red-bellied black snake which has been living down by our creek for a few years now. She's a magnificent specimen, and as long as she stays where she is, that's fine by us, as the creek is about 500 meters from our house. Where we live was once a farming area, but over the years suburbia has been slowly creeping in and I guess the wildlife are finding less and less places to exist. We do get the occasional snake close to the house, and that worries us with our dog, as I'm sure he'd have a go at one (he's a Staffy!), so we just keep an eye open, and listen to the birds - they go crazy when they see a snake.

Our daughter, who lives in the Top End, told me yesterday that the large green tree frogs are starting to appear in her garden, a sign of the approaching Wet I suppose. We used to get those here as well, years ago, but sadly not any more. When the kids were little, they used to take great delight in feeding Christmas beetles to the big green tree frogs.

Mrs. Bundalene

Well we have them all here, the Illawarra Escarpement is known for Tiger and brown snakes and there are also Red belly blacks too, we see a brown snake on one of our walks near the creek nearby, it's not fussed when we walk by.

We also have a resident Python who comes around from time to time, he/she loves our next door neighbours laundry

Tiger snakes are all weather snakes, so they are spotted year round

Baz.

Haven't seen any snakes this year - still a bit cold here. Actually only seen a couple round the house since I've been here, the last one on the verandah when I had the grandkids here about two years ago. It had an unfortunate accident.

John

Just returned from 10 days down South so haven't seen anyn yet. I won't be at all surprised if I see some in the next few days before I return to work. Its been a bit cold and wet around here so I've been told so that might slow them down.

I'll post the one I see.

Originally Posted by Redback

Well we have them all here, the Illawarra Escarpement is known for Tiger and brown snakes and there are also Red belly blacks too, we see a brown snake on one of our walks near the creek nearby, it's not fussed when we walk by.

We also have a resident Python who comes around from time to time, he/she loves our next door neighbours laundry

Tiger snakes are all weather snakes, so they are spotted year round

Baz.

That's interesting to hear.
Don't the Tiger snakes hibernate through winter?

Mrs. Bundalene

Had a brown snake buy my fish pond about 2 weeks ago. Another lady at work saw a brown snake in her yard last week.
Every year I have found a snake skin buy our decking around the pool, buy the looks of it it is a fairly large brown snake.
We live in rural area, beside an orchard and a channel on the other side of the road, so we tend to get a few browns passing through, especially since it has been so dry around the area in the past few years.