Massive Redback Kills and eats Python!
Submitted: Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 10:31
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Member - Davoe (Yalgoo)
Reply By: Louie the fly - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 10:36
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 10:36
how big was the snake? We get some pretty big redbacks here in the
Adelaide Hills
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Reply By: Member - Chris R (NSW) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 11:08
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 11:08
Nice one. Saw similar front page photo in SA local paper about 10 months ago.
Here's the parallel: earlier this year I lifted a redback out of the dunny at Kolai Hut in
Gawler Ranges and dropped him outside. He was fully mobile and departed. I noticed he gingerly sidestpped a nearby ant highway - those really small black ants that stream along about 2-3 wide. So I decided to see why the red back's response. This time I dropped him right beside the highway. One leg intruded into the highway. He was instantly paralysed by the very first contact and curled up within 10 seconds from further hits.
Snake - redback - ant
Sterr clear of the lot I say
Chris
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Reply By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 11:50
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 11:50
That would keep the Red Back in foor for awhile I guess?
Shows how strong the spiders web is to support the snake like that.
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 14:15
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 14:15
Foor??? I should proof read before sending, its FOOD!!!
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Reply By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 12:19
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 12:19
As an anarachnaphobic [sp?] I knew I shouldn't...but I just had to take a look....nightmare....even if the snake was as big as a worm still horrific...lol...
great pic though....
Lyn
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 14:15
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 14:15
I think the photo was taken in Romsey Vic???? :-)
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 15:03
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 15:03
Nope it is a stimpsons python and was taken in an abandoned dunney block out an old minesite out of
nullagine
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 16:17
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 16:17
Nah!! Davoe I really think the spider resides in Romsey, don't you think Lyn?? :-)
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 17:46
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 17:46
I would lose my mind...
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Follow Up By: Mamba No 1 - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 21:32
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 21:32
you mean arachnaphobic Mrs Al, and if you aks nice I am sure someone would come along and save you from such a foe
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Monday, Nov 19, 2007 at 16:14
Monday, Nov 19, 2007 at 16:14
thanks Mamba :)..Last spider I dealt with I got with a stapler...
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Follow Up By: Mamba No 1 - Thursday, Nov 22, 2007 at 21:07
Thursday, Nov 22, 2007 at 21:07
It must've been stationary hahahahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Nov 22, 2007 at 21:22
Thursday, Nov 22, 2007 at 21:22
Touche mamba!
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 12:29
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 12:29
Here's another couple of photo's of it after it grew up
Large Redback
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 13:20
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 13:20
While on the subject of this particular Redback can anyone confirm if it is still there, I think the suburb was Ormeau or Tanah Merah near Beenliegh and could be seen from the Pacific Mwy North bound
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Follow Up By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Monday, Nov 19, 2007 at 16:57
Monday, Nov 19, 2007 at 16:57
It's at Redback Landscape supplies in Eight Mile plains. Right beside the freeway, just before the Gateway Motorway turnoff. The 4b in the background of the second shot is on the Freeway. Still there...
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Reply By: Member. Rob M (QLD) - Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 14:18
Sunday, Nov 18, 2007 at 14:18
Doug,
Yes it's still there. Redback garden centre at Underwood on
Brisbane's southside. The road behind it is the gateway motorway on ramp.
Rob M.
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