Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 That seems like a very calm copperhead. Except for a brief Steve Irwin moment in the middle of the video. Most of the snakes I've seen are very keen to move - mostly somewhere else at high speed. Ie makes the idea of trying to catch one very scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 As long as you stay out of their way when they are high tailing it it is not too scary. Being in the pathway makes for some very fast dance moves that would leave Fred Astaire jealous!!! Incidenatlly SC, have you had a brown snake really make a screaming sort of noise (think almost cat fight kinda noise)?? Around where I come from very large brown snakes are common and if they think they are trapped they arc up pretty quickly and make a weird screaming sort of sound. One friend had it happen when he opened the doors of a shed, wondered what the hell the noise was, saw a very arced up, large dugite heading straight for the open doors ( and him) and it made this sound until it got out and away. I have never heard any do it, but then again I have never cornered any accidentally or otherwise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) That seems like a very calm copperhead. Except for a brief Steve Irwin moment in the middle of the video.Most of the snakes I've seen are very keen to move - mostly somewhere else at high speed. Ie makes the idea of trying to catch one very scary. Big copperheads that are tired like this one is are usually pretty placid. This one had been stuck in a water treatment pond for a day and was tired from swimming making it easier to handle The full rescue can be seen here I dont think i do Steve Erwin very well so i try to stay away from all the theatricals and leave that to the seasoned performers. Incidenatlly SC, have you had a brown snake really make a screaming sort of noise (think almost cat fight kinda noise)?? the bigger the snake the louder the hiss,any snake really. I have heard big brown snakes make a lot of noise but they are usually seriously pi$$ed of to do this. When they are up in the double s like in this pic they mean business. Edited October 27, 2011 by snake catcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Have you ever been bitten SC? I always watch your videos and cringe a little when you put them in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillybob Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) I have tell you all about the women two doors up. I couldnt work out why she had her radio on so loud all the time. Its because she thinks it keeps the snakes away. We all back onto paddocks so we do get a RBB now and then, but haveing the races scream out at you all the weekend is a bit much. Nearly every house here in town has a woodpile, due to the need for heat even in summer, so there are plenty of hideing places. Edited October 27, 2011 by gillybob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Was out feeding the horses this morning when a lovely big matt black snake with a cream under belly (Copperhead)casually glided by in front of me taking refuge in a woodpile created after a tree had fallen by the dam. Hubby had chopped up the wood but left the pile sitting by the remainder of the tree. Bet he wont be going near that woodpile now till July 2012!! So best keep an eye on our inquisative canines! Sorry, but since when is a copperhead black with a cream belly? Copperheads are often very dark, almost black and the side scales can be cream or red and anything between. They vary in colouration hugely. That's the one, although I think 'ours' seemed to have a smaller head. Is that a sex (ie. differs in male and female) thing? Also OH has cleaned up the woodpile LOL. He put on some Kevlar motor bike pants (he doesn't even have a bike!) some steelcap gumboots and cleaned up the whole area. I'm going around the property saying "That looks a bit snakey" "over there looks a bit snakey too". The place has never looked so tidy. :D He maintains if it has to be here he wants to see it coming. I told him about territory and snakes knowing the comings and goings of theirs and if he kills it more will move in and that's dangerous so he figures O'kay at least if it clear no one will be bitten by mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wings Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Also OH has cleaned up the woodpile LOL. He put on some Kevlar motor bike pants (he doesn't even have a bike!) some steelcap gumboots and cleaned up the whole area. I'm going around the property saying "That looks a bit snakey" "over there looks a bit snakey too". The place has never looked so tidy. :D Loving the descriptive term I think I'll be using that one from now on. Our first one for the season got spotted yesterday, large-ish RBB living up in the old woodpile. The one I've been tyring to get cleaned up for over a year. Reckon I can say I told you so now? ;) I don't live "in fear" of them, I live in "awareness" of them. The family reports in what we've seen, where we saw it, the size and how it was behaving so we know to be more careful in those areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Have you ever been bitten SC?I always watch your videos and cringe a little when you put them in the bag. Ive been very lucky Bite Me, never had to go to hospital from a snake bite. I told him about territory and snakes knowing the comings and goings of theirs and if he kills it more will move in and that's dangerous so he figures O'kay at least if it clear no one will be bitten by mistake! Good on ya liz I don't live "in fear" of them, I live in "awareness" of them. Im stealing that Wings,, Redbellies are beautiful canibalistic snakes, They are the least venomous of the larger comon snakes and their bite is regarded as less dangerous by experts. Loves eating tigersnakes and brownsnakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniek Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I am terrified of snakes but each night I am mysteriously drawn to this thresd - then have nightmares - maybe 'cos i never see them but they are obviously out and about in my area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Yesterday i was called to the Frankston freeway construction site to rescue this poor copperhead that had been evicted from her home. Watch this Also yesterday, in Dandenong, another copperhead on a building site in an industrial area. Click on here, lol>> Edited October 28, 2011 by snake catcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Redbellies are beautiful canibalistic snakes, They are the least venomous of the larger comon snakes and their bite is regarded as less dangerous by experts. Loves eating tigersnakes and brownsnakes. sure but tell that to your dogs if they get envenomated by one, SC. It's not a happy experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I do know the experience of the loss of a dog to a snake raz, It happened to my Mandy when I was living in South Australia. Every year i get called to at least one home where the dog has died after and altercation with a snake. I was just saying that the red bellied black snake hasnt killed many humans (I think only one) compared to the brown snake which redbellies eat.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Poor Mandy. Sorry SC - I didnt mean to come across as so abrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 All is good raz, ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 thanks, buddy. Excuse the captions - I lifted this from off topic but wanted to ask you why a snake would do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I cant believe I have to make another 150 odd posts before I can access off topic threads..Anyway i can speed up the process? The snake eating itself is a baby American corn snake or something like that. Anyway, a snake might start eating its tail if there is a scent of rodent on it or if sees its tail moving and just grabs. Usually when a snake does this though it means it may have been dropped on its head a baby. :D Snakes are not to smart to start with and Yank and European snake breeders are constantly line breeding to get better looking morphs for the pet industry. I think line breeding or inbreeding makes a dumb animal even dumber sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I think you need a 150 posts in total SC to get into off topic. and :laugh: :laugh: at the snake being dropped on it's head as a baby......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 This little guy bailed up a large tigersnake yesterday, luckily it just barked from a distance and the snake was moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 And here is a pic of the snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojath Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I cant believe I have to make another 150 odd posts before I can access off topic threads..Anyway i can speed up the process? The snake eating itself is a baby American corn snake or something like that. Anyway, a snake might start eating its tail if there is a scent of rodent on it or if sees its tail moving and just grabs. Usually when a snake does this though it means it may have been dropped on its head a baby. :D Snakes are not to smart to start with and Yank and European snake breeders are constantly line breeding to get better looking morphs for the pet industry. I think line breeding or inbreeding makes a dumb animal even dumber sometimes. It's not just the Europeans and Americans doing it.... there are a number of popular 'morphs' here in Australia which commonly display neurological conditions due to 'selective' breeding for colour etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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