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Scottyb

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Snake season
« on: September 16, 2015, 10:07:54 AM »
reptiles are on the move
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Re: Snake season
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2015, 12:36:56 PM »
A timely warning.
They are always a bit cold, hungry and stroppy when they first come out of hibernation so best to be careful.
The rest of the season they hear you first and vanish.

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2015, 08:09:52 PM »
Last Sunday when I was driving down the street this bloke was out on the nature strip with what I thought, at first, was a fat hose, but turned out to be his pet python! I did a double take and had to have another look by driving past again. I think he was giving it a bit of sun - rarely seen in these parts (down south) for some months.

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2015, 07:05:19 AM »
I caught one last night at home. In a bag at the moment. It can go sightseeing with me today. Only a small carpet snake, but I don't want it as a pet.
Every bit of nothing I find is still all mine, but Im happy to share it.

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2015, 06:21:57 PM »
A timely warning.
They are always a bit cold, hungry and stroppy when they first come out of hibernation so best to be careful.
The rest of the season they hear you first and vanish.
Got to be a bit careful down here in February, Tiger Snake Breeding season they tend to get a bit aggressive.

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2015, 06:53:46 PM »
Off tomorrow on a MinSoc/Illawarra Club trip.  Will report how active the brown snakes on cold days.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2015, 09:55:38 PM »
Geeze all this talk of snakes :( I hate snakes ..

Got 17th wedding anniversary, celebrating by going to Ewingar State forest. Smokey hunt :)
Hope theres no snakes there.... 0.0

Does anywhere do rental mongooses ... (mongeese ?? )


I dont care if the glass is half full or half empty.
Drink whats left or throw it away.
Either way stop staring at the damn thing !

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2017, 08:48:27 PM »
 Once again the snakes are looking for shinnies and the best dig sites , if you see one looking lost . Or confused , show them the , best place to find shinnies .

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2017, 08:16:06 AM »
Once again the snakes are looking for shinnies and the best dig sites , if you see one looking lost . Or confused , show them the , best place to find shinnies .
In the past that was in a hole I was digging. Not fun to turn up the next morning and find a squatter in the hole, especially a brown snake.
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I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2017, 03:54:07 PM »
 He was protecting your hole from , intruders Jerry

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2017, 09:24:34 PM »
I saw more snakes in 3 summer months in Tassie than 22 years wandering around the bush in the Army. Big Black mothers. Fortunately they were all going away from me. (At least those that I saw!!)
Attachment is a Tassie Tiger (snake).
« Last Edit: December 04, 2017, 11:38:47 AM by Mouse »
Life is not all about the final destination, but the journey taken.

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2017, 07:33:08 PM »
nasty maybe he is looking for a good digging spot

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2017, 08:17:54 PM »
Wow!  Cool picture Jerry!

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Re: Snake season
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2018, 03:00:13 PM »
It's a tad warm here at, the moment . So I won't be heading out , to a few places I go , until the , Slitheries take their, shinnies home to look at . And put on display

 

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