snake catcher Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) this was today Last week i was called to this spa to remove the nasty animal Just a small sample of what I get called to..and this is just the last few months Edited December 4, 2011 by snake catcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordogs Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 How frustrating would that be? Do any of those people offer to pay for your time or even petrol money??? Unbelievable. You should give them a bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Generally i charge a callout fee and how much, if anything, depends on the circumstance of each individual stuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonde_Phoenix Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 At least the rubber snakes kind of looked like snakes. When I did a snake handling course for work we practiced using hooks on plastic snakes which the guys running the course had 'captured'. A number of them were very interesting colours including one which was florescent pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Were there real snakes at the course BP? Who ran it, if that's not a rude question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonde_Phoenix Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 There were real ones We started with lizards (an eastern water dragon then a lace monitor) then three non venomous pythons, then on the the venomous guys (I think we did 7 of them). The course ran over two days one day of theory followed by one day of handling. All the snakes we had to capture by tailing except the death adder which we used the hook to flick into the bag. It was run by these guys Snake Handler I loved it, I was a lizard girl growing up but have never been to close to a snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 There were real ones We started with lizards (an eastern water dragon then a lace monitor) then three non venomous pythons, then on the the venomous guys (I think we did 7 of them). The course ran over two days one day of theory followed by one day of handling. All the snakes we had to capture by tailing except the death adder which we used the hook to flick into the bag. It was run by these guys Snake Handler I loved it, I was a lizard girl growing up but have never been to close to a snake. Cool, Sean and Stacey live not far from me here in Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonde_Phoenix Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 There were real ones We started with lizards (an eastern water dragon then a lace monitor) then three non venomous pythons, then on the the venomous guys (I think we did 7 of them). The course ran over two days one day of theory followed by one day of handling. All the snakes we had to capture by tailing except the death adder which we used the hook to flick into the bag. It was run by these guys Snake Handler I loved it, I was a lizard girl growing up but have never been to close to a snake. Cool, Sean and Stacey live not far from me here in Victoria. Sean and his father ran the the course for us, they were great so passionate I learnt so much. They even let one of the guys who was terrified of snakes sit in during the handling to help him overcome his fear, he never got to touching a snake though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemymutts Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 How annoying, esp the dead Blue Tongue My old dog (rip) had one in his mouth once when he was young. I disciplined him firmly, he never ever touched another. Luckily the Blue Tongue was fine I can understand how frustrating it must be, I spent over 10yrs rescuing/rehabing wildlife, reptiles mainly. I was & still am learning & always kept an open mind as so many don't, although I am no longer involved with it but I used to receive the same kind of call outs, some people just don't know & others well... But you do it for the love of it. BTW do you record each callout for a rubber snake? You'll have to let us know how many you got for the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Can I ask what is it about a blue tongue that makes people think its a snake? do they not even look at it and see its short with legs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Can I ask what is it about a blue tongue that makes people think its a snake? do they not even look at it and see its short with legs? Exactly. My hysterical neighbour was bashing on my front door one day screaming about the angry snake in her backyard. How did she know it was angry? It's 'little legs' were moving as it tried to get away from her dog. Huh??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetherglow Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Can I ask what is it about a blue tongue that makes people think its a snake? do they not even look at it and see its short with legs? I had one wander through my yard last year, and when you see the head stick out from grass without seeing the body it does give you a start. I suppose a lot of people who are afraid of snakes would not bother to look further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 A lot of the time, only a part of the bluetongue can be seen, especially when they are in woodpiles, long grass or in other areas where visibility in obstructed, and when a non reptile person sees scales and stripes they often think tigersnake in this part of the country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourjays Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 And people really panic too when they think there is a snake involved. I witnessed a lady this year who in her panic, just about reversed her car into someone elses just because there was a snake nearby (nowhere near her car though!). And then there were the other end of the spectrum - the curious people who threw caution to the wind and wanted to get as close as possible to the snake to see it (4 1/2 foot brown btw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Here is a tigersnake that was caught in a garden the other night, After about an hour of searching, and with the help of a small torch and a maltese terrier i found this snake just before midnight. Released it the next morning.. Some video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyke88 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 unfortunately my dog is one of those that will Destroy a blue tongue. in perth he had several taken off him and he was none too happy about it. they were all alive and i released them just up the road where i presume they came from. bush+river. he found it quite rude when he met a blue tongue that wouldn't just play along... ie agree to be flicked about. he copped a bite on the nose. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'll stick to watching from this end of the net I am curious ,do Goannas eat snakes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonde_Phoenix Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 And people really panic too when they think there is a snake involved. I witnessed a lady this year who in her panic, just about reversed her car into someone elses just because there was a snake nearby (nowhere near her car though!). And then there were the other end of the spectrum - the curious people who threw caution to the wind and wanted to get as close as possible to the snake to see it (4 1/2 foot brown btw). It is easy to frighten yourself even when you don't think you are particularly scared of snakes. I was riding my bike home from work a few years ago and saw a small stick on the bike track in the distance. Got closer and it wasn't a stick it was possibly the worlds smallest snake (no more than 20cm), now if this had been a cartoon you would have seen mine and the snakes eyes pop out of our heads . Thankfully we both took avasive action in opposite directions. I had to look around to make sure no one saw the crazy girl wobbling off the bike track legs flailing, no way they would have seen the big scary snake. I did laugh hysterically afterwards, my reaction was so silly and unlike me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'll stick to watching from this end of the net I am curious ,do Goannas eat snakes ? They love snakes, snake eggs and pretty much anything else that fits in their mouth. Gotta love goannas. BP, once again you have made me laugh. As I read your tale of mutual fear and terror I could also picture it, very funny I have just come home from rescuing a poor snake from a terrified couple and tonight i amm going to Prahan RSL for the victorian reptile groups (or VHS) AGM.. All welcome btw,,,starts at 7pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) [ It is easy to frighten yourself even when you don't think you are particularly scared of snakes. I was riding my bike home from work a few years ago and saw a small stick on the bike track in the distance. Got closer and it wasn't a stick it was possibly the worlds smallest snake (no more than 20cm), now if this had been a cartoon you would have seen mine and the snakes eyes pop out of our heads . Thankfully we both took avasive action in opposite directions. I had to look around to make sure no one saw the crazy girl wobbling off the bike track legs flailing, no way they would have seen the big scary snake. I did laugh hysterically afterwards, my reaction was so silly and unlike me . I can picture it now, had similar exp with my resident red [old place] we used to come upon each other and both freeze before we both backtracked ty snakecather, i was wondering if they do, i have just recenlty seen a young goanna up the tree in my back yard, much to the dogs disgust, they were not allowed to go after it ;) Edited December 7, 2011 by Chezy & Chopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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