Snakes in the house and garden
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Dad going about his 'business' stunned by surprise intruder
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A Brisbane family were shocked to start their weekend with an unexpected house guest occupying their bathroom.
It is believed a man from the Wynnum West household was the first to find the python resting in the toilet when he attempted to use it on Saturday morning.
“Initially I think he was a bit taken back,” Snake catcher Stew Lalor told Yahoo7.
Mr Lalor from Elite Snake Catching Services was notified about the visitor, who was said to be about 1.6 metres long, at about 6.45am.
“They gave us a call to have it removed so they could finish their business in peace, without the local natives watching,” the snake catching service wrote on Facebook on Saturday when they shared images of the offending python making itself at home.
Why snakes like toilets
Mr Lalor believes it probably came through the sewerage system and said there are a number of reasons it may have found itself there.
“A lot of times they are chasing a rat or a mouse into the sewerage piping,” he said.
The snake catcher said they may also be seeking refuge from the scorching temperatures outside, or they may sometimes immerse themselves in water because they’re about to shed their skin.
And while the family may have received a fright about the python’s position, the snake catcher said it’s not unheard of to find them in the toilet.
“I get about two or three of those jobs each season,” Mr Lalor said.
“Not every day, but it does happen.”
The images shared on the snake catcher’s page left a few people anxiously checking their own bathrooms, or changing their habits.
Out of the hundreds of comments, many said it was their “biggest fear”, while another added they would “ scream the neighbourhood down” if they made a similar discovery.
“I never turn the light on when I go to the toilet in the middle of the night!!!! I will be from now on!!!” a different person added.
Others said this is exactly why they keep their toilet lid closed.
“I saw a toilet at a rest stop the other day that said ‘Frogs love water. Close the lid’ then someone else had written ‘and snakes love frogs’,” one person recalled.
“Happened to me 15y ago though in my case it was hiding around the rim and fell in the bowl when I flushed,” said another.
And it is a timely reminder about what to do if you find yourself with an unexpected house guest.
“It’s really hot at the moment, we’re getting more snakes inside the house,” Mr Lalor said, adding there is no need to put yourself at risk.
“Pick up the phone and send a pic to a catcher and see if it’s dangerous,” he said.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/dad-going-bus ... 30042.html
A Brisbane family were shocked to start their weekend with an unexpected house guest occupying their bathroom.
It is believed a man from the Wynnum West household was the first to find the python resting in the toilet when he attempted to use it on Saturday morning.
“Initially I think he was a bit taken back,” Snake catcher Stew Lalor told Yahoo7.
Mr Lalor from Elite Snake Catching Services was notified about the visitor, who was said to be about 1.6 metres long, at about 6.45am.
“They gave us a call to have it removed so they could finish their business in peace, without the local natives watching,” the snake catching service wrote on Facebook on Saturday when they shared images of the offending python making itself at home.
Why snakes like toilets
Mr Lalor believes it probably came through the sewerage system and said there are a number of reasons it may have found itself there.
“A lot of times they are chasing a rat or a mouse into the sewerage piping,” he said.
The snake catcher said they may also be seeking refuge from the scorching temperatures outside, or they may sometimes immerse themselves in water because they’re about to shed their skin.
And while the family may have received a fright about the python’s position, the snake catcher said it’s not unheard of to find them in the toilet.
“I get about two or three of those jobs each season,” Mr Lalor said.
“Not every day, but it does happen.”
The images shared on the snake catcher’s page left a few people anxiously checking their own bathrooms, or changing their habits.
Out of the hundreds of comments, many said it was their “biggest fear”, while another added they would “ scream the neighbourhood down” if they made a similar discovery.
“I never turn the light on when I go to the toilet in the middle of the night!!!! I will be from now on!!!” a different person added.
Others said this is exactly why they keep their toilet lid closed.
“I saw a toilet at a rest stop the other day that said ‘Frogs love water. Close the lid’ then someone else had written ‘and snakes love frogs’,” one person recalled.
“Happened to me 15y ago though in my case it was hiding around the rim and fell in the bowl when I flushed,” said another.
And it is a timely reminder about what to do if you find yourself with an unexpected house guest.
“It’s really hot at the moment, we’re getting more snakes inside the house,” Mr Lalor said, adding there is no need to put yourself at risk.
“Pick up the phone and send a pic to a catcher and see if it’s dangerous,” he said.
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Re: Snakes in the house and garden
"Proper" sized snake! These snakes are amongst the most venomous in the World. This year in Australia has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of snakes entering suburban houses:
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How a snake catcher caught the biggest eastern brown he's seen in 15 years
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A snake catcher has found the largest eastern brown snake he has seen in his 15-year career.
Richie Gilbert, from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, caught the 2.05-metre monster on Friday after he was called to a home in Elimbah, north of Brisbane.
Mr Gilbert filmed the moment he caught the deadly snake in the shed of a property.
He said the mammoth reptile was closing in on a man sitting on a couch nearby.
“He can’t get out without going past the snake so he is sitting still and waiting for me to get there,” Mr Gilbert said as he drove to the home.
“They are quite scared because he’s got himself into a position where he can’t get out of the garage and the snake is getting nice and close.
“It’s always fun catching a big brown snake but when somebody else is involved and close to it, you always worry.”
Once Mr Gilbert arrives at the home, he scours the garage for the snake before seeing it poking out the edge of the shed.
“He’s a big brown all right,” he says in the video.
“The adrenaline is pumping now.”
After 15 minutes of rearranging furniture in the shed, Mr Gilbert caught the large snake.
“That’s a chunky brown snake,” he said in the video.
“Gee he made me work for it.”
According the the Australian Museum, eastern brown snakes are on average 1.5 metres in length. It claims the largest reliably measured and recorded had a length of 2.01 metres.
Following the catch, Mr Gilbert posted a picture on the Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 Facebook page.
“This massive eastern brown snake measured in at a whopping 2.05m,” Mr Gilbert wrote alongside the picture.
“That’s as big as I have ever caught within the Sunshine Coast and Northern Brisbane regions in the 15 years I have been relocating around these parts.
“Prior to that I relocated around Bargara and Bundaberg and caught a lot of eastern browns but again never anything this big.”
One commented: “It’s a monster.”
“The stuff of nightmares,” another said.
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How a snake catcher caught the biggest eastern brown he's seen in 15 years
https://au.news.yahoo.com/snake-catcher ... 47187.html
A snake catcher has found the largest eastern brown snake he has seen in his 15-year career.
Richie Gilbert, from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, caught the 2.05-metre monster on Friday after he was called to a home in Elimbah, north of Brisbane.
Mr Gilbert filmed the moment he caught the deadly snake in the shed of a property.
He said the mammoth reptile was closing in on a man sitting on a couch nearby.
“He can’t get out without going past the snake so he is sitting still and waiting for me to get there,” Mr Gilbert said as he drove to the home.
“They are quite scared because he’s got himself into a position where he can’t get out of the garage and the snake is getting nice and close.
“It’s always fun catching a big brown snake but when somebody else is involved and close to it, you always worry.”
Once Mr Gilbert arrives at the home, he scours the garage for the snake before seeing it poking out the edge of the shed.
“He’s a big brown all right,” he says in the video.
“The adrenaline is pumping now.”
After 15 minutes of rearranging furniture in the shed, Mr Gilbert caught the large snake.
“That’s a chunky brown snake,” he said in the video.
“Gee he made me work for it.”
According the the Australian Museum, eastern brown snakes are on average 1.5 metres in length. It claims the largest reliably measured and recorded had a length of 2.01 metres.
Following the catch, Mr Gilbert posted a picture on the Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 Facebook page.
“This massive eastern brown snake measured in at a whopping 2.05m,” Mr Gilbert wrote alongside the picture.
“That’s as big as I have ever caught within the Sunshine Coast and Northern Brisbane regions in the 15 years I have been relocating around these parts.
“Prior to that I relocated around Bargara and Bundaberg and caught a lot of eastern browns but again never anything this big.”
One commented: “It’s a monster.”
“The stuff of nightmares,” another said.
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Can someone confirm whether this snake is venomous or not:
Bright green.
Thumb thickness.
About a metre and a half.
Very pointy face/head.
Bright green.
Thumb thickness.
About a metre and a half.
Very pointy face/head.
Re: Snakes in the house and garden
Sounds like an oriental whip snake which is venomous but harmless - impossible to tell without a photo though.
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You just beat me to it Buksi. It's exactly what you say ---- oriental whip snake ---- known for their beauty!!!!!
Mildly poisonous and needs to gnaw at a wound to get it's poison in but as a description states, a human is unlikely to let it hang on you whilst it injects it's venom.
Mildly poisonous and needs to gnaw at a wound to get it's poison in but as a description states, a human is unlikely to let it hang on you whilst it injects it's venom.
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We have had a few snakes visiting us of late, I think the one in the photo is the same as mentioned by HHTel but not sure if it may be a Golden Tree Snake or of that family.
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Hi Gregjam,
99% sure this is a golden tree snake. The oriental whip snake has a much more pointier head. Also the black vertical lines which I think I can see on its head speak for a golden tree snake. Mildly venomous and no threat to humans.....
Cheers,
B.
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Thanks Blacky. It may only be mildly venomous but it certainly raised my wife's pulse when she spotted it lying on the sun lounger just outside the front door. Alerted by the dogs 'snake' growl she opened the door and rapidly closed it. The snake was almost as quick as she was hence already being in the tree by the time the phone camera (which is usually glued to the hand) came into play. I just got into trouble because I could not hide the fact that I found it funny.
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I recently moved here and only recently came across my first snake! goodness, it will take me a while to get used to this!
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Our air con which is not used much has a new resident. Any ideas what this one is.
Re: Snakes in the house and garden
Hi Gregjam,
It's your old friend again, Golden Tree Snake (Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima) or in Thai Ngoo kee-ow ly dok mak. Mildly venomous but not dangerous to humans.
Cheers,
B.
It's your old friend again, Golden Tree Snake (Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima) or in Thai Ngoo kee-ow ly dok mak. Mildly venomous but not dangerous to humans.
Cheers,
B.
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I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise
I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise
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They seem to like air conditioners because of all the sharp edges inside the exterior case. They use them to shed their skin. We find a half dozen skins in each unit every year when we do a major cleaning/service.
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Contrary to my lack of concern the hole has been plugged and a visit from the “Chang air” will be arranged to expunge the visitor and seal up the ducting. Probably the best for the snake as although it will deprive it from a home it will keep the peace and perhaps also result in sealing all the other air con access points.
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The wife this one today unfortunately, not sure what kind it is but it didn’t stand much chance, Thais seem to just take them out regardless.
The second image is the snakes underneath, may help someone here identify it the species.
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The second image is the snakes underneath, may help someone here identify it the species.
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