dutchroll Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Yeah we (down under generally) get quite a few dogs fall victim to snakebite. All the vets carry anti-venom which is quite effective but of course the dog often doesn't show signs it has been bitten until it's too late, stoic creatures as they are (nah I'm fine....honestly dad......just a minor altercation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/rattlesnake-warning-kamloops-north-shore-trails-seeing-high-numbers-1.2720608 Sadly mine was one of them. I came home and he was dead in the yard. I live on an acreage so he was outside a lot. Rotor my new dog I'm trying to teach to avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Dutchroll it happens fast. He seemed fine when i left. Came back 4 hours later and he was dead. Took me a while to figure how. Then saw the bite marks. Sad...but its a reality since i live in prime rattle snake country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbear Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 This old wallaby lives in my back yard he's nearly blind and is deaf as well [ATTACH]47789._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 We found this Barbary Dove outside with missing tail feathers about 6 months ago... it is the second Dove we have found and nursed back to health from our yard. The first was a Native and as such was released after recovery...but the Barbary is not...so he is still living with us in his own cage and his name is Smokie Skywinsor... He is pretty big now and makes the most beautiful soothing noises and is very friendly. [ATTACH]47790._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerme Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Goanna under house and a kangaroo just went passed the kitchen window lol First boomer in 8 years in the house yard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihosland Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 as wild as it gets around here most days, saw an Eastern brown a week or so ago, the New Holland honey eaters have driven off the Blue Wrens the knowing magpies tease the pup and I can't stop the starlings getting into the roof [ATTACH]47791._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 We have all the normal things like black snakes, wombats, etc - but our dog bailed up this ferocious looking beast the other day. Didn't even know we had them !! [ATTACH]47793._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]47792._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 All the vets carry anti-venom which is quite effective Bloody expensive to !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 We have all the normal things like black snakes, wombats, etc - but our dog bailed up this ferocious looking beast the other day. Didn't even know we had them !![ATTACH=full]39859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39860[/ATTACH] Well he's been there a while... the spiders have already started building webs on his nose... I was laughing before at a wallaby in full flight with our miniature foxie on his heels... the dog doesn't really know how big he is and it'd be amusing if he ever caught one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Dogs don't seem to grasp that they have limits. My new dog is only 52 pounds. But in his head i am pretty sure he thinks he is 250 pounds of pure muscle and invincible. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Well he's been there a while... the spiders have already started building webs on his nose... I was laughing before at a wallaby in full flight with our miniature foxie on his heels... the dog doesn't really know how big he is and it'd be amusing if he ever caught one. I think there must have been a web on the post as he climbed for cover !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Little Egret, Greater Egret, Cormorant, Little Pied Cormorant, White faced Heron, Nankeen Heron, Kestrel, Swan, Duck, Pelican, Ibis - sacred/straw neck/black,Gulls, Lapwing, Oyster catcher etc etc.........we live on the edge of coorong national park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I This old wallaby lives in my back yard he's nearly blind and is deaf as well I was going for a surf at Bells Beach yesterday and I slowed down as a roo crossed in front of me, then no joke five roos stood in a line in the middle of the road and stared as if to say "TURN AROUND NOW" I will see if I still have it on the dash cam as the recording is on a loop so may have over written it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 We have all the normal things like black snakes, wombats, etc - but our dog bailed up this ferocious looking beast the other day. Didn't even know we had them !![ATTACH=full]39859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39860[/ATTACH] Round here we'd grab that thing by the tail and give it a high speed swing around into something, pulp it's head in on a post or trough edge. Some nights you could pop ten or so and have a hundred bucks worth of fur. Over there that would get you in MAJOR trouble with the wildlife rangers. You do have to be pretty damn careful in handling them, drag them along by the tail, sure, but always make sure they have their front feet on the ground so they can scratch in and try and get away. If you lift them a little too far so their front paws come off the ground, they transition from escape mode to Homicide mode in a flash, and can climb their tails and have a pretty good go at shredding your arm. Fight or Flight... best to leave them an iota of flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/watch-dad-kill-cobra-with-bare-hands-in-india/news-story/89162887186a6037d770819ba9c0d4b4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Photo from dash camera software on laptop, still looking for the gang of roos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 We can't even catch them and move them to a nearby reserve. Max distance from capture point, 50 metres. Fines up to $5,000 for relocating, catching, injuring or killing possums. They are native animals and are protected under the Wildlife Act 1975. You've got to make a box for them to nest in, place it in a tree, on your property, and hope they move out of your roof. I'd like to strangle the little bludgers. To Late....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Speaking of Kangaroo's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHjJSi7JP60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Took some photos yesterday... [ATTACH]47795._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]47796._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]47797._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]47794._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushcaddy105 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 We have a few of these fellows visit us, and their bigger relatives the Lace Monitor. The Border Collie will spend all day at the base of a tree to make sure they don't come down. It works, too- the lizards just find a comfortable spot and sleep all day.[ATTACH]47798._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushcaddy105 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Here's a bigger version.[ATTACH]47799._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetjr Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 We have a resident echidna.......where he apends time looks like a mine site Also get black, brown and used to get inland taipans, very agressive little feckers those ones. Change colour and can look like black or brown. Niece bitten by brown at front steps, nearly didnt make it to hospital. Just try to tell us how endangered they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Little kids are an endangered species in those circumstances. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff13 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Little kids are an endangered species in those circumstances. Nev That might not be a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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