Yep it's breeding and hatching season and snakes ae everywhere. I know the experts say keep out of their way and the stats are very low for people dying of bites. But snakes can be aggressive I understand from Nov until Feb/March. It can be dificult to keep out of their way and what about dogs and other pets.

I don't like snakes at all and would not hesitate to shoot or kill one.

I grew up on a farm where we often saw brown snakes, and we were taught to stay away from them, and they'll stay away from us. Apparently not so. Scary!

My worst fear is snakes and I get so many here.. hope your sister recovers quickly, what a scare she would of had..

hi all, just a point, on average if bitten, you have 6 to 8  hours before you have to worry about treatment, do the right thing, bandage the entire limb firmly (not tight) immobilise the limb and seek help, all the hype you see and hear is normally just not true (unless you are unlucky enough to be allergic or have the venom injected into the bloodstream) best bet is to leave the blighters alone if able to do so, regards, gary

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I reckon that most people get bitten because they trod on the snake, or disturbed it picking something up, eg firewood. Many bites at ankle height or below and some on the hands.

A lot of the basic bush knowledge that was passed on has been forgotten.

We have become complacent ('Disney' nature shows?) and could heed a warning.

So chaps, be sensitive and let the woman lead on those bush walks, while staying at least three long steps behind. Get her leather gloves for collecting the firewood - do colour coordinate with the Lady Stihl you picked out for her. For Xmas consider a quality LED headlight so Milady can keep her hands free for those outside chores on dark. Ahem, and do warn her that she is not the only one looking for something to catch along the water's edge. Hmmmm, maybe some fashion boots (see below) or buy ankle height numbers at KMart and paint to suit.

http://www.wellies.com.au/willow-designer-gumboots.html

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 Oh! if only I could think of something witty to come back with, very funny but liked it all the same.

Peterpan, I think I would get very angry if someone was trying to kill me too.

Seriously, I hate snakes and intend staying right away from them.

I did see one up close in the Bundaberg Botanical gardens a few years ago. Everyone ran in the opposite direction, I ran back to take a photo of it. Small lime green snake.

Geoff n Jen wrote:

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Didn't cha know it's always the second one in line that gets bit - least thats what I was taught but you have a uniquewish list

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Where it is not trodden on first that is. Hard to see those Death Adders.

However at three long respectful paces behind (very New Age and PC) there shouldn't be a problem.

I "met" my share of snakes in the Kimberleys. Not so much down in SA, but they usually saw me before I saw them and bolted.
The biggest fright was when I opened the linen press at the station house and found a small python curled up sleeping on the linen on the bottom shelf.
"Oh, python! Ah well, let it sleep", I though to myself.
When the rain started I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye and saw a fat python slowly winding its way around a stump post the house was standing on.
I don't know how long it had been winding, but I watched it and it took an awful long time to complete the lap of the post.
Most snakes were looking for frogs so some people went to many lengths to keep the frogs away, like spraying them with bleach with a water pistol. Not my way. I loved the frogs.
Legless lizards can give one an awful fright when least expected, but they are completely harmless, except for the first impression when they look like a snake.