Marty_d Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Mate of mine recently stopped his truck, jumped out and killed a big tiger snake crossing the road. The people in the car behind him were horrified and started abusing him and threatening to call the police - until he pointed out the child care centre the snake was heading toward. I'm all for protecting native wildlife but any snake on our property will have a short meeting with a shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The close calls are real where I am and two actual bites with one son, plus one dog (the only dog I ever had dead) The dams everyone has provides frogs etc for plenty of snakes. Their existence is not threatened at all. My slasher gets a few at the beginning of the warm days. Asp fillet. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 My wife was struck three times on the boot last weekend by a tiger snake she had accidentally stepped on, on our front lawn. A big one. She often gets around in Indian slippers but luckily not that day. Snake is still at large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Snakes should always be relocated as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Snakes should always be relocated as quickly as possible. And the quickest way is the good old .410 (actually I suppose the 12 gauge is technically quicker but doesn't seem so sporting and has a bit more potential to put holes in things you don't want holes in!) I don't mind snakes if they are where I don't see them but with a 3 and 4 year old around the house is a no no for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I use the Winchester process myself, but you're right; a friend, seeking to relocate a noisy blackbird outside his bedroom, shot the tap off the water pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 It's all very well to say they are protected and generally I hate killing anything but having them on your doorstep is a bit concerning. Tigers and red bellied blacks, mainly. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 In the carribean they used to bore old .455 wembley revolvers to smoothbore and pull the bullets to replace with wrapped onionskin paper rolls of shot. Snake Specials or Bush Specials they used to be called. Also old US .44-40's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbear Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I use the Winchester process myself, but you're right; a friend, seeking to relocate a noisy blackbird outside his bedroom, shot the tap off the water pipe. I usually give them some TLC Two lead cartridges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Trouble is I usually see one when the only weapon is a rotten stick. By the time I got the keys, opened the gun safe, opened the ammunition safe, clawed my way back through years of debris, he's long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Trouble is I usually see one when the only weapon is a rotten stick. By the time I got the keys, opened the gun safe, opened the ammunition safe, clawed my way back through years of debris, he's long gone. That's when the shovel comes in handy. Perfectly legal, no licence required, and no ammunition costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I was out spraying some weeds and came across a cranky sucker only weapon I had was the spray gun so I gave him a spray, he must not have liked the taste he was off before I could blink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 My long dead grandfather was a farmer at Hay and always carried a long handled shovel everywhere. He could chop the bloody browns head of from 20 feet like a marksmen. I asked why not just use the shotgun- waste of money, some days he would kill ten of the buggers. If he failed with the shovel- a rarity he would use his whip- he could knock a ciggie from your mouth and cutting the head off a snake was childs play. Myself I normally leave them be- but if in the house or near kids - they are fair game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 he could knock a ciggie from your mouth I put my trust in a circus clown, and I sneezed at the wrong time, broken nose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Clowns are bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 My son's underarm spray got rid of ring tail possums from my big shed. I didn't actually use HIS but bought a cheaper version. I reckon they would get rid of anything. Anyhow back to topic ... General animal/critter siuation.. Sugar ants under iron sheets. Lotsa big ants everywhere, Stumpy tail lizzards (lovely) small blue tongues.BIG Hares, some rabbits At least one fox. Up to 10 kangaroo's (grey)about 15 swamp fowl average 10 wood ducks. Occasional heron's Numerous wrens Magpies, wagtails yellow crested white cockatoos. Occasional Powerful Owl. kookaburra's, used to have Koala's but dogs get them. Noisy frogs in the dam. Natural Yabbies and Eels and other primeaval creatures in there. Sometimes black Swans visit. Cormorants and other less worthy birds. indian mynars etc. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Indian Minors? Don;t let the vice squad know or you'll be up for statuatory rape! Mynahs now, good to plink at with the .177 air rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yeah I didn't check the spelling. I will correct that. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Found this big bugger in the hanger, biggest I have seen for ages. [ATTACH]47802._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Found this big bugger in the hanger, biggest I have seen for ages. Huntsman's are great to have in your walk in robe. The kill cockroaches.(assuming you mean a clothes hanger and not a aircraft hangar. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 (assuming you mean a clothes hanger and not a aircraft hangar. ) Darn iPhone auto correct, should be "Hangar". :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 The biggest I have ever seen was on my block here when a big sheet of bark came off a felled large tree and there on the tree was this spotted grey white spider with legs that span a medium sized plate. About 9" at least. I have no idea what it was. I've never seen anything like it before. The legs were square section. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 It was a Spotted Square Section Hunter, common to southern regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Holconia Immanis would be my guess. It's a Huntsman. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic36 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 And the bark didn't come off, the spider KICKED it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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