Summer is almost here. First snake sighting.

[duckman]

This afternoon I saw my first "Joe Blake" of the season, which to me indicates that summer is just around the corner. :cool:

Has anyone else in Victoria spotted one yet? :)

[Eastie]

They've been out for a month up east. I'm heading up near Silent just across the border over the coming weeks - I've heard the browns have been coming out over the past couple of weeks - still pretty slow and not aggresive yet. Thank ..... for leather gaitors and a 30-30.

If only snakes ate spiders I'd leave then alone :D

[Wood Butcher]

Bloke at work was laying down on the concrete at smoko 2 weeks ago and saws something out of the corner of his eye. Turned his head and watched a six foot brownie slither past him into the shed. We caught it later but missed another one that afternoon.

[duckman]

They've been out for a month up east. I'm heading up near Silent just across the border over the coming weeks - I've heard the browns have been coming out over the past couple of weeks - still pretty slow and not aggresive yet. Thank ..... for leather gaitors and a 30-30.

If only snakes ate spiders I'd leave then alone :D

:D

I don't know what species the one I saw was. It was only about 2 maybe 2 1/2 feet long, in the old money, but he slithered across the road in front of me at a fair rate of knots. :eek:

Saw 2 baby Bandicoots and an adult Echidna too. Quite an educational afternoon. :)

[Iain]

I've seen a couple of those breeds on the road recently, about 3' long and 2' wide and very very flat.
As stated, have been out for about a month or so now.

[duckman]

I've seen a couple of those breeds on the road recently, about 3' long and 2' wide and very very flat.
As stated, have been out for about a month or so now.
:eek: :eek: I hope for your sake, Iain that that was a typo. A 2 foot wide snake? :D

The one I spotted was quite thin which in conjunction with its length makes me think that perhaps it was just a young 'un.

Beats me, I'm just glad the warm weather is on its way. :)

[namtrak]

I counted 8 on the road between Wagga and Albury about 2 weeks ago, and then while I was in Wagga rode over one on the bike!!

Seems like a busy year ahead

[DavidG]

Saw a tiger snake on Sunday last.

Keep still and they will leave you alone.
(although they are nice to eat ;) )

30 30 is a waste of ammo. :eek:

[Eastie]

At 50 cents a shot and given the semi auto 12g is no longer, the 30-30 with seven and a pocket full of spares is my insurance. When you see 5-10 snakes on a walk through a gully you soon come to appreciate open sights ( you can shoot real close and scare them away of course)

[DavidG]

Thought you could only have a max of 5 rounds. :confused:

30-30 is a nice size and I used to reload my own but I still feel it is a bit heavy for that job.

.22 is clean and efficient.

12g is for half blind users. :p

[Eastie]

most old 30-30's take six in the tube + one in the chamber. It's good in that when you miss (being a good nature loving citizen) the muzzle blast normally puts them on the back foot so to speak.

[DavidG]

six in the tube + one in the chamber
Thought the law was now a max of 5. :confused:

Nice rifle. I had a winchester 30 30 gold series along with just a few more.
Gave them all away when I had had enough. Have not touched a firearm since.

[Eastie]

5 - I hope not - DanP will likely send the local gestapo around to check me stash of weapons out (again :D )

At this time of year the thin rakes are mostly too busy looking for a feed to waste venom, give it a month or so...

[duckman]

5 - I hope not - DanP will likely send the local gestapo around to check me stash of weapons out (again :D )

At this time of year the thin rakes are mostly too busy looking for a feed to waste venom, give it a month or so...

Now there's a cheery thought, especially given the job I'm on and will be on for at least a couple of months. :(

[Iain]

:eek: :eek: I hope for your sake, Iain that that was a typo. A 2 foot wide snake? :D
No typo, just a lot of passing traffic :D :D

[namtrak]

............Iain that that was a typo. A 2 foot wide snake?...............

Nah, he was just bragging :D :D

[silentC]

They've been out for a month up east. I'm heading up near Silent just across the border over the coming weeks - I've heard the browns have been coming out over the past couple of weeks - still pretty slow and not aggresive yet.

The lads killed one the week before last. They were laying comms cable in a trench on our block and one of them turned around and there was a 4ft brown snake coming up the trench behind him. Shovels make quick work of them too.

[DavidG]

a 4ft brown snake coming up the trench behind him
That was the new supervisor sent in to make sure the boys worked faster. ;)

[duckman]

I hope for your sake, Iain that that was a typo. A 2 foot wide snake?


No typo, just a lot of passing traffic :D :D

You ought to be able to get a pair of shoes out of that or maybe a nice handbag for SWMBO. :D