2 Carpet Snakes both males fighting to mate with a female. Backing just a bit of D & Low D play. These snakes were less than 30 feet from our front door & their battle went on for 3 or more hours when they both parted and went in separate directions. The pics are now years old but the Youtube is recent. These snakes were 2 + metres long & harmless to humans & non aggressive. But a bite requires a tetanus shot. Where I live they claim that one in 3 houses has a large python in the roof cavity. They are good to have as they keep the rodents away.
Mostly harmless. We used to have them come and steal eggs and sometimes chickens. One got caught in a wire fence after it had consumed one of our chooks and I went to get it out. It was not happy and gave me a fair sort of bite, so I eventually got it in a fishing net and carted it off to the tip where it could feed on the rats.
If I had a python living in my roof it would keep more than rodents away! Couple of snakes fighting over a female, yeah, that's blues related!
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One of my friends is Andrew Stimson, the guy who discovered the Stimson's python. ---------- Andrew. ----------------------------------------- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000874537399
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I thought that all the snakes and spiders in Australia were poisonous. ---------- Wisdom does not always come with old age. Sometimes old age arrives alone.
A few years ago we were over in Aussie staying with friends on their rural property out side Coffs harbour. Mike was going to have a big clean out so of course i voluntered to give him a hand. We climb up into his attic and as i poke my head up into the roof space(he sent me up first mmm) i find myself eye to eye with a huge snake. Geeez ..(we don't have snakes in NZ) I literally shat myself and cries of "its only a python" echoed after me as i shot out the door . Apparently the floor of his roof space was completely covered in shed snake skins. "keeps the rats down" was his stoic Aussie reply to my disbelief that they could live in a house full of snakes. Last time we were over there the bastard stuck a rubber snake in our bed..... I've got to think of a comeback when they come over to visit us........be difficult as we've nothing here to compare with Aussie nasties...don't think hes too worried about rabbits,or Kiwis.Not the bird ones anyway.
@jaymcc28> My initial thoughts on seeing the 2 snakes was that they were mating. There was no aggression & just a lot of writhing for 3+ hours! Sort of like friendly arm wrestling. A local National Parks Ranger told me it was 2 males fighting for the right to mate with a female. Who an I to argue with an expert? But I thought they looked like they were enjoying each others company too much plus seemed totally oblivious to the people watching.
@Sarge> No most snakes are harmless but ID is difficult for many species so they are best given a wide berth.
@Steamrollin Stan> Not sure about eating them? But they would make a great harp belt. All snakes are protected & the fine would mean a very expensive belt.
@Andrew> The Stimson Python is a lovely little snake which is also referred to as Children's Python and is sold as a pet. I had an encounter with one recently when I awoke at 2am to the sound of something like a glass falling off the kitchen bench. I searched & found nothing but before going back to bed visited the loo. In the loo is a hanging basket adjacent to a window which was open 3 inches. Whilst standing having a pee this basket is only 3 inches from my head & staring at me from the basket was the childrens python. He had knocked a statuette off the ledge on entering through the window.
@Leatherlips> We used to have a very large 3+ meters Carpet Python that took a liking to our outside front door mat. It was a bit daunting stepping over him to gain entry & used to cause my wife some grief. We coaxed him into a sugar bag and relocated him to a nice address in the bush near a creek.
@Jehosaphat> I think humans are the most dangerous of all the species on earth! With most animals they are predictable and taking the proper precautions keeps one safe. Just to keep this on the topic of harp playing here for the Kiwis is a video of 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' with scenes shot during a recent cruise we did to NZ.
And I thought snakes were rare! Now, where this guy is looks and sounds like a paradise, but I'd be too scared to walk barefoot in that grass. Maybe an hour of didge playing first to scare the snakes away (or are they attracted to it?), but what about the spiders and shit? Whereabouts in Oz is it, btw? Oh, somewhere near Cairns, it says. Isn't it the case that the farther North you get, the more dangerous it is?
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@Andrew> I could easily get hooked into playing ukelele. Where I live looks similar country to wherever this Uke guy is. No crocs here but plenty of snakes & spiders. I hardly ever wear footwear as I am barefoot 90% of the time. But if I go bushwalking I always wear boots. Actually where the uke guy was looks not unlike many backyards around here. This is my backyard & yes we get plenty of snakes mostly harmless but we did have one unwelcome visitor moving through (I hope) which was a 2m Eastern Brown which is no 2 on the deadliest/aggressive snake list:-
Yeah, I've got the Steve Irwin DVD on Australia's snakes. He argues that the 10 most poisonous snakes in the world all live in Oz, whilst somehow keeping the black mamba out of the picture. Never mind. ---------- Andrew. ----------------------------------------- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000874537399
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