Snakes - what to do ?
Submitted: Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 17:48
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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 )
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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: 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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