k9angel Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 FIRST ON 7: A Gold Coast family pet has been credited for protecting three young children from a deadly Eastern Brown snake. One-year-old Staffordshire Terrier Jeff came close to death after being bitten on the nose. On Wednesday morning he took on the second most venomous snake in the world, killing it in the vegetable garden but the Eastern Brown got a bite in too. "He was just laying there and the snake was right beside him and I'm guessing he just got hit," the dog’s owner Michael Moskwa said. A vet gave Jeff three shots of anti-venom, warning family it probably wouldn't work. "We didn't think we would bring him home so we were telling the kids that he may not come home," Tammy Moskwa said. "We felt really lucky, we feel like he's meant to be here to be our protector." The veggie garden is where eight-year-old Mackenzie and his younger brothers Nate and Billy often play before breakfast. Snake catcher Tony Harrison says the eastern brown snakes are one of the most deadly in the world, and are renowned for having a bad temper. "One drop of venom has enough power to take out 16 healthy adults, so one bite can take out 100 people,” he said. Mr Harrison has been catching snakes for 19 years. He says this past winter was his busiest ever. And right now across south east Queensland, snakes are on the move. "As soon as the weather gets above 23 degrees that induces the females to ovulate and it's kind of like dogs on heat and the boys just go travelling looking for the female and that's why all the human encounters are happening at the moment," he said. http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/newshome/18915543/dog-protects-kids-by-fighting-off-snake/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) Lets just stick with "dog tackles and is bitten by snake" shall we Channel 7? The kids weren't even there. Of course less drama with that story. Edited September 13, 2013 by Haredown Whippets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 ?? Young dog goes sniffing around , gets too interested in snake ..and snake bites during the fight.... Very Lucky dog ... Eastern Browns are what we get most of ..and they are NOT my favourites at all - very fast and agile .... Hopefully he doesn't repeat the act when no one's around to get him to a vet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roova Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I heard the mother say vet treatment was $2,500! Lucky boy to have owners prepared to pay that even if the story was exaggerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I heard the mother say vet treatment was $2,500! Lucky boy to have owners prepared to pay that even if the story was exaggerated. Yes. Fingers Crossed that there are not many siblings of that snake!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I knew a lady whose dog attacked a snake that was rearing up at her daughter. a few months later she gave the dog away for ridiculous reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 You know what i find protects them better, fine mesh nailed along the base of the fences and dug in to the ground. Cost me $50 for enough to do my whole fence line, much better than $2500 and it protects my kids without risking the dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I knew a lady whose dog attacked a snake that was rearing up at her daughter. a few months later she gave the dog away for ridiculous reasons oh .. hope dog found a good home :) Mum & dad tell the story of when I was a toddler ..and a snake was in the kitchen ..me standing at one end ... 'Plonk' , my ACD X "Nanny dog" was let in ..and then Mum had to spend hours cleaning snake blood & guts off walls ;) Plonk was an excellent snake killer, and did kill snakes in my presence more than once . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I knew a lady whose dog attacked a snake that was rearing up at her daughter. a few months later she gave the dog away for ridiculous reasons oh .. hope dog found a good home :) Mum & dad tell the story of when I was a toddler ..and a snake was in the kitchen ..me standing at one end ... 'Plonk' , my ACD X "Nanny dog" was let in ..and then Mum had to spend hours cleaning snake blood & guts off walls ;) Plonk was an excellent snake killer, and did kill snakes in my presence more than once . Went to pig hunters I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 oh...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) That is one lucky dog! Edit, well not lucky he was bit obviously, but you know what I mean Edited September 13, 2013 by DaffyDuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I heard the mother say vet treatment was $2,500! Wow that's cheap considering it was 3 vials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojath Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) I hate that this dog is being called a HERO for "saving" the family. The poor bloody snake was caught in netting and couldn't escape! I guarantee that he would have simply tried to escape if he could.... The family were not even there. Now, had the dog leapt between the snake and a child, I might buy this crap. Headline should read "Irresponsible Pet Owner Allows Dog To Kill Protected Wildlife!" Moronic Journalists..... Edited September 14, 2013 by jerojath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I hate that this dog is being called a HERO for "saving" the family. The poor bloody snake was caught in netting and couldn't escape! I guarantee that he would have simply tried to escape if he could.... The family were not even there. Now, had the dog leapt between the snake and a child, I might buy this crap. Headline should read "Irresponsible Pet Owner Allows Dog To Kill Protected Wildlife!" Moronic Journalists..... Thankyou jerojath.. this is a stupid article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I hate that this dog is being called a HERO for "saving" the family. The poor bloody snake was caught in netting and couldn't escape!I guarantee that he would have simply tried to escape if he could.... The family were not even there. Now, had the dog leapt between the snake and a child, I might buy this crap. Headline should read "Irresponsible Pet Owner Allows Dog To Kill Protected Wildlife!" Moronic Journalists..... Netting? There was nothing about netting in the story? Where was the info re netting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I hate that this dog is being called a HERO for "saving" the family. The poor bloody snake was caught in netting and couldn't escape!I guarantee that he would have simply tried to escape if he could.... The family were not even there. Now, had the dog leapt between the snake and a child, I might buy this crap. Headline should read "Irresponsible Pet Owner Allows Dog To Kill Protected Wildlife!" Moronic Journalists..... Netting? There was nothing about netting in the story? Where was the info re netting? I didn't see anything about netting either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I read the snake was trapped in netting when the dog attacked, Ill try to find a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 NBN News site has the story & a video. http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2013/09/13/dog-saves-family-from-brown-snake-at-willow-vale/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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