welcome KevKim37' enjoy here and out in the playground.
Nice looking snake but a snake is a snake and better not near me.
2foot6 said
05:15 AM Feb 27, 2013
DOUG , WATCH OUT FOR THE SNAKES AT GREENS LAKE,THEY BITE.
dingojim said
12:56 AM Feb 28, 2013
Hi all, general rule is if the snake is able to climb trees it is largely harmless. On our rural block in far Nth. Qld. we regularly encounter snakes of all types. Recently Vannessa ( Cook/ Naviigator ) filmed a red bellied black eating a small eastern brown, fascinating. Best rule for those not familiar with wriggly sticks is leave them well alone.
Sheba said
03:40 AM Feb 28, 2013
dingojim wrote:
Hi all, general rule is if the snake is able to climb trees it is largely harmless.
Who on earth told you that, dingojim ? They've obviously never seen a King Brown climbing closed Louvres and a timber wall to get inside a building. I have. This was just west of Calen, about 40 years ago.
I don't suppose this person thinks that a Carpet Snake will attack you either. Wrong again. Sorry, but the above statement could get some-one killed.
Please do not believe that just because a snake climbs trees, it is harmless. Unless you really know for certain what you are dealing with, leave snakes alone.
Cheers,
Sheba.
03_troopy said
04:28 AM Feb 28, 2013
Some interesting reading... about one third of the way down the page.
Twenty years ago,I had a confrontation with a yellow bellied black snake in Gladstone.He climbed a forty foot tree quicker than what I could run in a different direction
No. Many types of snakes are agile climbers, especially pythons and some of the ground-dwelling venomous snakes.
The above sentence is the answer to that question, on the page.
Thanks for that Troopy. I've saved that page. Some Good info. there.
Cheers,
Sheba.
sandsmere said
02:00 PM Feb 28, 2013
Very interesting article troopy . Thanks .
dingojim said
11:32 PM Mar 1, 2013
I did say that those not familiar with wriggly sticks should leave them alone did I not. Carpet snakes aka our very popular pythons do NOT attack people. This is the misinformation which makes people uneccesarily afraid of snakes
GaryKelly said
12:30 AM Mar 2, 2013
Anyone watch Catalyst on the Road last night? They caught a large brownie on the Eyre highway and the bloke said it could kill you 18 times. I reckon once would be enough. I get bored with repetition. As he released it, he told everyone to stand perfectly still. They'll attack anything that moves. So everyone froze and the thing toddled off into the desert.
03_troopy said
03:10 AM Mar 2, 2013
dingojim wrote:
I did say that those not familiar with wriggly sticks should leave them alone did I not. Carpet snakes aka our very popular pythons do NOT attack people. This is the misinformation which makes people uneccesarily afraid of snakes
LOL Jim, you better tell this bloke then... Python Bite
Sheba said
04:38 AM Mar 2, 2013
dingojim wrote:
I did say that those not familiar with wriggly sticks should leave them alone did I not. Carpet snakes aka our very popular pythons do NOT attack people. This is the misinformation which makes people uneccesarily afraid of snakes
dingojim, I am not some-one who knows nothing about snakes !!! I am a country girl originally, and lived on Cape York for as number of years as well.
I speak from personal experience, not heresay, and I have seen this happen, on more than one occasion. The last time I saw it happen was up near Baffle Creek, and my ex was the person the Python was going for.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sheba said
04:41 AM Mar 2, 2013
03_troopy wrote:
LOL Jim, you better tell this bloke then... Python Bite
Thanks again Troopy. I've saved that one.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sheba said
05:52 AM Mar 2, 2013
2foot6 wrote:
Twenty years ago,I had a confrontation with a yellow bellied black snake in Gladstone.He climbed a forty foot tree quicker than what I could run in a different direction
Glad you've seen one of those too 2foot6. Lots of people don't believe you when you tell them about a Yellow-belly Black. THey'll swear black and blue you saw a Tree snake. I'll bet they've never seen a Blue one of those either. Aren't they a beautiful colour ?
Cheers,
Sheba.
sandsmere said
01:28 PM Mar 2, 2013
Sorry Dingojim , but you are wrong .
I've seen carpet snakes attack humans on 2 occasions . Once it was me in the firing line , and once
a professional snake catcher trying to remove a very angry young carpet from a friends lounge room .
dingojim said
03:35 PM Mar 2, 2013
OK and how long had the snake catcher been poking and prodding the python for ? Judging by some of the comments posted the majority would'nt know an adder from a whip snake and this lack of knowledge combined with fear induced hysteria is more dangerous than the snakes..
sandsmere said
12:36 AM Mar 3, 2013
Dingojim ,
If you are suggesting I don't know a python from other snakes you are very , very , very wrong !!!!!
Sheba said
01:15 AM Mar 3, 2013
dingojim wrote:
this lack of knowledge combined with fear induced hysteria is more dangerous than the snakes..
And so is the attitude of some people, that they know it all, and the personal experiences of others are not to be believed.
Wake up dingojim.
Cheers,
Sheba.
dingojim said
01:45 AM Mar 3, 2013
The value of these forums would be increased immesurably by eliminating sarcastic remarks.
Sheba said
02:38 AM Mar 3, 2013
Not meant to be sarcastic dingojim.
Cheers,
Sheba.
the rocket said
06:42 AM Mar 4, 2013
goodness me. that photo was taken "right place, right time". well done.
Lucky you. Curious little critters, aren't they ?
Cheers,
Sheba.
Nice looking snake but a snake is a snake and better not near me.
DOUG , WATCH OUT FOR THE SNAKES AT GREENS LAKE,THEY BITE.
Hi all, general rule is if the snake is able to climb trees it is largely harmless. On our rural block in far Nth. Qld. we regularly encounter snakes of all types. Recently Vannessa ( Cook/ Naviigator ) filmed a red bellied black eating a small eastern brown, fascinating. Best rule for those not familiar with wriggly sticks is leave them well alone.
Who on earth told you that, dingojim ? They've obviously never seen a King Brown climbing closed Louvres and a timber wall to get inside a building. I have. This was just west of Calen, about 40 years ago.
I don't suppose this person thinks that a Carpet Snake will attack you either. Wrong again. Sorry, but the above statement could get some-one killed.
Please do not believe that just because a snake climbs trees, it is harmless. Unless you really know for certain what you are dealing with, leave snakes alone.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Some interesting reading... about one third of the way down the page.
Are tree snakes the only snakes that can climb?
Twenty years ago,I had a confrontation with a yellow bellied black snake in Gladstone.He climbed a forty foot tree quicker than what I could run in a different direction
Anyone seen the Badass Texas Rabbit on Youtube? Here's one rattler who learned to climb a tree real quick!
No. Many types of snakes are agile climbers, especially pythons and some of the ground-dwelling venomous snakes.
The above sentence is the answer to that question, on the page.
Thanks for that Troopy. I've saved that page. Some Good info. there.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Very interesting article troopy . Thanks .
I did say that those not familiar with wriggly sticks should leave them alone did I not. Carpet snakes aka our very popular pythons do NOT attack people. This is the misinformation which makes people uneccesarily afraid of snakes
LOL Jim, you better tell this bloke then... Python Bite
dingojim, I am not some-one who knows nothing about snakes !!! I am a country girl originally, and lived on Cape York for as number of years as well.
I speak from personal experience, not heresay, and I have seen this happen, on more than one occasion. The last time I saw it happen was up near Baffle Creek, and my ex was the person the Python was going for.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Thanks again Troopy. I've saved that one.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Glad you've seen one of those too 2foot6. Lots of people don't believe you when you tell them about a Yellow-belly Black. THey'll swear black and blue you saw a Tree snake. I'll bet they've never seen a Blue one of those either. Aren't they a beautiful colour ?
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sorry Dingojim , but you are wrong .
I've seen carpet snakes attack humans on 2 occasions . Once it was me in the firing line , and once
a professional snake catcher trying to remove a very angry young carpet from a friends lounge room .
OK and how long had the snake catcher been poking and prodding the python for ? Judging by some of the comments posted the majority would'nt know an adder from a whip snake and this lack of knowledge combined with fear induced hysteria is more dangerous than the snakes..
Dingojim ,
If you are suggesting I don't know a python from other snakes you are very , very , very wrong !!!!!
And so is the attitude of some people, that they know it all, and the personal experiences of others are not to be believed.
Wake up dingojim.
Cheers,
Sheba.
The value of these forums would be increased immesurably by eliminating sarcastic remarks.
Not meant to be sarcastic dingojim.
Cheers,
Sheba.
goodness me. that photo was taken "right place, right time". well done.