Snakes - what to do ?
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Greetings guys - Living out in the bush i often come across snakes, i currently have a red bellie in my shed , me being a lazy sod i have not cleaned up and have a lot of clutter on the floor, so he/she now has a lot of
places to hide. The ball and chain once again seen it today , and on sighting her it retreated back in the shed ( about the size of a double garage ) rather than going elsewhere.
Now i dont have to much fear of these animals ( but do have a healthy respect) done some retraining with the kids on snake bite
first aid and so forth setting up snake bite scenarios
Now a friend of mine suggested a way to drive the snake out would be to let of a flea bomb or cockroach bomb in the shed and just leave the door slightly adjar- apparently this creates an environment for the snake that is very uncomfortable and it soon tries to leave...
has anyone else heard this idea ? - this could possibly be something you could do if camping and one come into your caravan whilst out camping ? your ideas ( apart from keep my floors clean which i will do from now on )
BB
Reply By: AGNI4x4 - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 18:12
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 18:12
Amn old bushy trick was to make a cage from small chicken mesh and place some eggs in it .................... snake eats eggs and then can't leave. Once trapped then dispose of as one sees fit .............. legally of course !
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Follow Up By: Member - Stuart P (WA) - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 23:29
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 23:29
australian snakes do not eat eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 04:24
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 04:24
no they do not
and to be more precise snakes that do require specific adptations to crush the egg after swallowing
which NONE of our snakes have
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Follow Up By: SDG - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:19
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:19
Water pythons are
well known as oppurtunistic egg feeders and ive heard of other pythons taking them at different times. The Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) is also known to eat pretty much anything it finds in a nest, be it egg, hatchling or adult bird.
Cant remember hearing of large Elapids taking eggs other than from a few farmers. Whether or not it was actually a snake is anyones guess.
A couple of years ago in the west australian there was an article of a python that swallowed a few golf balls. A vet cut it open, removed it's balls and stitched it up and was ok.
Our snakes have been recorded as slamming their body to the ground to break the eggs.
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:22
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:22
Hi
Australian Shovel-nosed snakes (Genus Brachyurophis) feed on eggs (albiet reptile eggs), some exclusively.
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Reply By: Member - Craig F (WA) - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 18:52
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 18:52
If the snake keeps the wife out of the shed I'd sugest feeding it and keeping it happy.
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Follow Up By: Mick O - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 20:16
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 20:16
I'll take two thanks! Ha Ha Ha ;-)
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Reply By: Motherhen - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 20:05
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 20:05
Hi BB
Do you have a 'snake catcher' in your area? We have an abundance of the shy but venomous dugites on our
farm, including around the house, and normally they are not often seen and just want to live in peace. We treat each other with caution and respect. We had one that was not in keeping with their shy nature, and because of the danger to our pets (never mind the grandchildren LOL) we called in a snake catcher whose name was given out by our local Shire. He attended several times before he caught the offender as it would disappear as soon as he arrived. There was not charge for his voluntary service, and the snakes are re-located and released in the bush.
Motherhen
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Reply By: Members Pa & Ma. - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 20:32
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 20:32
Of all the venomous snakes you can get, the red bellied black isn't the worst, it eats the other snakes babies apparently. You get rid of it & another will move in, so I'm told. I hate all snakes and hubby's shed is the same. I nearly wet myself laughing at that comment about keeping the wife out of the shed, but my gardening stuff is in there! Ah! A man & his shed! Hubby's idea is that " If he can't find the item then a burglar can't either.
Take care, safe travels.
Bye for now Ma.
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Follow Up By: Madfisher - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 13:41
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 13:41
Good piont, they do not just eat babies a 2m black can easily eat a 1m tiger. My mate was into snakes anh had the above in a bag together. When he got to his destination their was just one fat black
Cheers Pete
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Reply By: racinrob - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 21:19
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 21:19
A mate of mine who lives on the boundary of a National Park swamp regularly had tiger and brown snakes in his yard until he bought two snake deterent devices. They are solar powered and emit a slight sound and pulse at irregular intervals and are good for an area of about 20 metres. I can't tell you the makers name but you should be able to Google it up, they are made in Tasmania and cost about $120 each, do they work ? He hasn't had a snake in his yard this summer.
Rob.
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Follow Up By: asmithy - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 21:53
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 21:53
g'day racinrob,
you are pretty much right with most of your info but i will just step in and correct a few little errors if i may.
the repellers are good for a 15 metre radius.
there are few different models, the 'pulse' is the most important thing about these repellers. 'single' or 'multi' pulse..... ensure you know the difference when purchasing them as this will be noticably different when you see the price!
no snake repeller is made in australia, they are all made off shore unfortunately.
do they work? they sure do! i havnt sold one to anyone yet that has contacted me to say they dont!
all the best,
andrew.
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Follow Up By: racinrob - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:17
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:17
Thanks Andrew,
well I was close to the facts lol.
It is interesting that something so simple could be so effective, in the last couple of years my mate has lost a couple of dogs to snake bite but since putting two of these deterents in his yard no more problems.
Rob.
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Follow Up By: Teraa - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:55
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:55
Now I am not sure if it really works but I don't get any snakes inside so maybe it does, they don't like mothballs. Throw them arounf or I have a small bag near door ways.
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Follow Up By: SDG - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 23:04
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 23:04
My Grandmother used a lot of mothballs and she chased a snake out of the house once. Or so the story went. I could just picture her chasing it with the broom, just like she use to chase us kids when we were playing up.
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Follow Up By: Tim - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 00:32
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 00:32
Asmithy,
I agree... sort of... This bloke I know sold me some of these and swears black and blue by them.... yeah he lives up north on the
Mitchell Highway, I'm not sure what he does as a proper job, probably not much!!!
Tim
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Reply By: SDG - Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:48
Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:48
Yes you can use a flea bomb to help chase it out of your shed. But while doing it, bear in mind, that untill it leaves the shed, it will be breathing the poison. It has the same lung function as we do. We can die if we get enough of it, as most likely the snake will.
Snakes will generally only hang around an area if there is a food source.
An old wives tale is that they are attracted to milk. Could try that. Tales have to start somewhere.
Not all snakes eat eggs.
Red belly blacks, while venomous, are way less docile than browns, who are agressive. Be thankfull there.
Contact wires. They usually have access to a snake handler, or the
police may have a contact number. Thats who use to contact me before accreditation became nessesary.
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Reply By: Rockape - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 07:17
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 07:17
BB,
product called shoosnake or oil of gloves diluted down with water will do the trick.
Just sprinke either about and the snake will leave and not come back.
Have a good one
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Reply By: Fred G NSW - Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 14:09
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 14:09
I seem to remember as a kid living in the outback, that there were always Geraniums growing around the living quarters/
Homestead and have recollections of being told that the geraniums were considered a snake deterrent. Never found out if there was any substance to that.
With that memory in mind, I planted some up at our
bush camp at Coonabarabran, a few years ago, only to find on our next visit that the bloody wild goats had eaten the lot.
Fred
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