Wild and Not So Wild World - Beyond Tiki

K komohana Tiki Socialite Western Australia Joined: Nov 08, 2010 Posts: 505	K komohana Posted posted on Sat, Mar 1, 2014 10:56 PM Those Bald Eagle shots are awesome!! I've been reluctant to post any snake stories without pictures and, strictly speaking, still don't have any as the brown snakes, to which species the gwarda and dugite etc. belong, are generally shy and keep to themselves, unlike the tiger which is much more aggressive, though not as common in our particular area. Not wanting to bore anyone with our pets, I'll briefly say that at present we have two cats and the dog. Jack on the left, mouser/ratter extraordinaire, tolerates the dog. Rosie on the right is not my favourite in any way, shape or form, but has a strong bond with the dog. Anyhow, my respect for Rose took a slight turn north about two months ago as I was in the shed and some movement caught my attention. Looking over, I'll be buggered if she wasn't wrestling a small dugite, throwing it into the air and biting it etc. I stood there stunned for a moment until the snake took off for shelter. It went behind a stack of tyres, which I soon moved and could see the snake but wasn't quick enough to take a photo before it moved behind our morning glory vine. I poked around for almost an hour without seeing it again. I'd say it was about two feet long, maybe three. A couple of days after that, the young couple next door said they had one about a foot long in their back room. Around a week ago our other neighbour, a terrific old bloke, said that on two consecutive days he'd encountered a large one about seven feet long in his yard. This being about as big as they come. The land adjoining our back fence has only recently been developed and was essentially virgin bush beforehand. The bloke that has built a house there is a landscaper and I've been taking keen interest in the work he's been doing on his property. Yesterday I found the below shed skin that wasn't there the day before. Measuring about four foot six inches, I'd say the owner was a about five foot and looks to be that of a dugite. [ Edited by: komohana 2014-03-02 20:32 ]

Those Bald Eagle shots are awesome!!

I've been reluctant to post any snake stories without pictures and, strictly speaking, still don't have any as the brown snakes,
to which species the gwarda and dugite etc. belong, are generally shy and keep to themselves, unlike the tiger which is much more
aggressive, though not as common in our particular area.

Not wanting to bore anyone with our pets, I'll briefly say that at present we have two cats and the dog.

Jack on the left, mouser/ratter extraordinaire, tolerates the dog.
Rosie on the right is not my favourite in any way, shape or form, but has a strong bond with the dog.

Anyhow, my respect for Rose took a slight turn north about two months ago as I was in the shed and some
movement caught my attention. Looking over, I'll be buggered if she wasn't wrestling a small dugite, throwing
it into the air and biting it etc. I stood there stunned for a moment until the snake took off for shelter.
It went behind a stack of tyres, which I soon moved and could see the snake but wasn't quick enough to take
a photo before it moved behind our morning glory vine. I poked around for almost an hour without seeing it again.
I'd say it was about two feet long, maybe three.

A couple of days after that, the young couple next door said they had one about a foot long in their back room.

Around a week ago our other neighbour, a terrific old bloke, said that on two consecutive days he'd encountered
a large one about seven feet long in his yard. This being about as big as they come.

The land adjoining our back fence has only recently been developed and was essentially virgin bush beforehand.
The bloke that has built a house there is a landscaper and I've been taking keen interest in the work he's been
doing on his property. Yesterday I found the below shed skin that wasn't there the day before.
Measuring about four foot six inches, I'd say the owner was a about five foot and looks to be that of a dugite.

[ Edited by: komohana 2014-03-02 20:32 ]

Post #709803 by komohana on Sat, Mar 1, 2014 10:56 PM