Snake
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Catch it.im sure it would make a smashing pair of shoes3
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Keep.the head as a belt buckle0
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You sure it's not just a garden hose that's been left out?9
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Grass snakes are beautiful creatures, she should be very honoured having one visit her garden. There are probably tadpoles in the pond that he is feeding on. It's the Eastern Brown snakes, which we have here in our garden, that you need to be frightened of!0
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but what about the tadpoles rights.queensland_addick said:Grass snakes are beautiful creatures, she should be very honoured having one visit her garden. There are probably tadpoles in the pond that he is feeding on. It's the Eastern Brown snakes, which we have here in our garden, that you need to be frightened of!
Apparently snake tastes like chicken. Barbeque?2 -
Once again, honoured???
The woman's 92 for goodness sake! She's shit scared of going outside or leaving the back door open, but hey, sod that, she's got a reptile sliding around her back garden....What a lucky lady.
Paulie is right, get someone round to remove it and think about filling in the pond.0 -
somehow that just don't sound right.0
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Lols, great editValleyGary said:Once again, honoured???
The woman's 92 for goodness sake! She's shit scared of going outside or leaving the back door open, but hey, sod that, she's got a reptile sliding around her back garden....What a lucky lady.
Paulie is right, get someone round to remove it and think about filling in the pond.1 -
a 92 year old is scared and that is the only consideration here.
Remove the problem either yourself or through official channels.
Should be honoured to have the snake in the garden - what a load of tosh.
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"What are you in for pal"paulie8290 said:
Someone finds out and he gets arrested for killing a protected speciesnth london addick said:Stay Rd there a couple of days, see it for yourself, get a spade and chop the head off problem solved
sounds like a good idea to me
"you don't want to know"
"no no go on"
"killed a snake"
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I'd say I was in for killing a grass and omit the snake bitJ BLOCK said:
"What are you in for pal"paulie8290 said:
Someone finds out and he gets arrested for killing a protected speciesnth london addick said:Stay Rd there a couple of days, see it for yourself, get a spade and chop the head off problem solved
sounds like a good idea to me
"you don't want to know"
"no no go on"
"killed a snake"
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Honoured in that the average person could live their whole life in the UK and never see one in the wild. A bit like having an extremely rare bird visiting your garden. The fear factor is simply due to a lack of knowledge. I would first explain that it is a completely harmless, timid creature, that has no venom and feeds on rodents etc. If she is still not happy, then place some very fine mesh over the pond. If he cant get in for a swim/feed, he'll move on to another pond. There is no need to confront such a creature.MrOneLung said:a 92 year old is scared and that is the only consideration here.
Remove the problem either yourself or through official channels.
Should be honoured to have the snake in the garden - what a load of tosh.
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Grass snakes feed on amphibians (frogs toads), so does your mother's pond have frogs in it? Probably not for much longer...
Otherwise, the snake will move on as there will be no food for it0 -
I still don't get what a sports video game developer has to do with Snakespaulie8290 said:
as I said contact the EA and explain the situation and they will come and sort itcafcdave123 said:
better that scaring a 92 year old into becoming a reclusepaulie8290 said:
Someone finds out and he gets arrested for killing a protected speciesnth london addick said:Stay Rd there a couple of days, see it for yourself, get a spade and chop the head off problem solved
sounds like a good idea to me
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< kentaddick">Remember if you kill it/move it you're removing part of the ecosystem that could be suppressing populations of insects and small rodents that originally attracted the snake in the first place.
I'm terrified of snakes, if it was an adder I'd sympathise more as they can possibly kill an elderly frail woman. My verdict is get a pro to move it to a protected environment.
Adders can't swim, so wouldn't be attracted to the pond in the first place.0 -
This forum gets unbelievably weird in the summer months12
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Thought this was a thread about Barcelona. Cheating lot they are. Spent the last half hour rolling around on the floor.0
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Juventus were kicking lumps out of them for much of the game0
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Adders can't swim, so wouldn't be attracted to the pond in the first place.cblock said:< kentaddick">Remember if you kill it/move it you're removing part of the ecosystem that could be suppressing populations of insects and small rodents that originally attracted the snake in the first place.
I'm terrified of snakes, if it was an adder I'd sympathise more as they can possibly kill an elderly frail woman. My verdict is get a pro to move it to a protected environment.
yes they can. I've seen one do it with my own eyes0 -
you should have gone to spec savers then. RSPA will confirm they don't swim:-)0
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well, you better tell the bbccblock said:you should have gone to spec savers then. RSPA will confirm they don't swim:-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2008/03/31/rob_ward_snakes_feature.shtml
"Although the adder can swim it is more common to see grass snakes swimming in ponds, as they can stay submerged for around an hour."1 -
thankyou blackadder1
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They stay submerged a lot longer once the shovel does its deed, I ain't never seen one come back up for air, as I leave the heads on sticks around the pond to warn the others off7
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I keep thinking about this post. How on earth do you enjoy a garden when sharing it with snakes like that? Can't imagine it, but then when I was in Sydney people liked to tell scary stories of funnel web spiders lurking in the gutter of the swimming pool, and they still had their poolsqueensland_addick said:Grass snakes are beautiful creatures, she should be very honoured having one visit her garden. There are probably tadpoles in the pond that he is feeding on. It's the Eastern Brown snakes, which we have here in our garden, that you need to be frightened of!
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"Although the adder can swim it is more common to see grass snakes swimming in ponds, as they can stay submerged for around an hour."
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the POND water!
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Comes with the territory Prague. They were here millions of years before we decided to build our house on their patch. I love snakes but am very wary of the Brown snake because our neighbours have been chased by one and they can be very aggressive. We also have the less venomous Red Bellied Black Snake and Carpet Pythons which can be huge, but harmless. We also have a lovely big monitor lizard that comes to drink out of the pool, not to mention the beautiful parrots and Kangaroos that visit the garden regularly. I'm actually more frightened of insects and have been stung by two wasps and two ants so far this year. The ant bite was the most intense and prolonged pain that I have ever experienced!PragueAddick said:
I keep thinking about this post. How on earth do you enjoy a garden when sharing it with snakes like that? Can't imagine it, but then when I was in Sydney people liked to tell scary stories of funnel web spiders lurking in the gutter of the swimming pool, and they still had their poolsqueensland_addick said:Grass snakes are beautiful creatures, she should be very honoured having one visit her garden. There are probably tadpoles in the pond that he is feeding on. It's the Eastern Brown snakes, which we have here in our garden, that you need to be frightened of!
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Bloody hell. In Australia even the ants are scary.The worst thing they do here is dig up bits of my lawn. I don't feel honoured, and do let them know.queensland_addick said:
Comes with the territory Prague. They were here millions of years before we decided to build our house on their patch. I love snakes but am very wary of the Brown snake because our neighbours have been chased by one and they can be very aggressive. We also have the less venomous Red Bellied Black Snake and Carpet Pythons which can be huge, but harmless. We also have a lovely big monitor lizard that comes to drink out of the pool, not to mention the beautiful parrots and Kangaroos that visit the garden regularly. I'm actually more frightened of insects and have been stung by two wasps and two ants so far this year. The ant bite was the most intense and prolonged pain that I have ever experienced!PragueAddick said:
I keep thinking about this post. How on earth do you enjoy a garden when sharing it with snakes like that? Can't imagine it, but then when I was in Sydney people liked to tell scary stories of funnel web spiders lurking in the gutter of the swimming pool, and they still had their poolsqueensland_addick said:Grass snakes are beautiful creatures, she should be very honoured having one visit her garden. There are probably tadpoles in the pond that he is feeding on. It's the Eastern Brown snakes, which we have here in our garden, that you need to be frightened of!
Dead slow worm by the front door, that's the nearest I've got to anything like your daily experience. But it does sound more lively, your garden. Mowing the lawn is a bit of an extreme sport, by the sound of it.
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I admire you for coping with Queensland! I do Melbourne and Sydney City centres but nothing more wild0
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Even in Australia snakes and spiders are not the horrors that people make them out to be. Sure the brown snake and the funnel web are famed for their lethal ability. But the truth is they are nowhere near as dangerous as the popular folklore makes out. There are many Aussies who love a good story about how dangerous their wildlife is, particularly if it scares the shit out of some pommie visitor. But most Aussies will not know anyone who has suffered a serious bite let alone a fatal one. So before we let these beautiful creatures get demonised any more, lets have a look at some facts:
Snake bites per head of population: Between 3 and 18 per 100,000
Deaths by snakebite: Roughly 1 per year. Mostly caused by people interfering with the snakes. Mortality rate 0.03 per 100,000 people. A rate similar to caffeine related deaths.
Spider bite deaths: None since 1981
Funnel Web bites: 30-40 people per year receive potentially fatal bites but all are given anti-venom and survive.
If we then look at the figures for the UK we see that such creatures are as gentle as puppies.
Spider bites: Of 600 spider species only half a dozen are capable of biting humans. No specific figures as rolled in with other arthropod bites & stings.
Spider bite deaths: Only one ever, and even that is disputed.
Snake bites: Approximately 100 per year.
Deaths by snake bite: None since 19758
