chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) That's outside my husband's home office window. Edited November 14, 2021 by chocolate-chip chooky 15 3 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 This is why I live in Victoria. 🥴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 It swallowed the pigeon whole, and then went up into our ceiling to sleep it off. #lifeinAustralia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Rosie_0801 said: This is why I live in Victoria. 🥴 You don't have carpet pythons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 There's no appropriate reaction emoji for that. We really need that :eek: one back. 19 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 just no! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 There are no words. That is utterly, completely horrifying. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That’s a pigeon? I was guessing a chicken. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 You don't work for the Tourist Bureau, do you? 2 42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Sadly I will never see your beautiful country; after showing him photos like that there is zero chance DH will ever agree to go. I'm actually surprised he didn’t flat out faint when I showed him. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 A chicken would be completely and utterly horrifying. No, it's a pigeon. Was a pigeon. Poor thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 I'm not trying to scare you all off from ever coming here, honest. Snakes and spiders are just part of life here. It's kind of a bit *shrug* for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: You don't have carpet pythons? I've never seen one. One of my neighbours comes every year to tell me she saw a brown snake heading under the fence, into my yard, but thankfully I never met that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Pawz4me said: There's no appropriate reaction emoji for that. We really need that :eek: one back. That is so true. I gave it a like because it's kind of an amazing photo, but I felt so sorry for the poor pigeon! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: You don't work for the Tourist Bureau, do you? Post of the Week! 😂 6 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Rosie_0801 said: I've never seen one. One of my neighbours comes every year to tell me she saw a brown snake heading under the fence, into my yard, but thankfully I never met that either. Wow. You've never seen one? We mostly get carpet pythons, but there's a good range of snakes in our area. We've only had non-venomous in our yard so far as we know. I've also had a neighbour say they saw a brown come out of the storm pipe, but we didn't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Catwoman said: That is so true. I gave it a like because it's kind of an amazing photo, but I felt so sorry for the poor pigeon! Yes, me too. They strangle their prey before swallowing it whole, so the pigeon wasn't struggling thank goodness. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: Wow. You've never seen one? Only at fairs and things, not in the wild. We'd been at a NAIDOC week event when dd was 3. She was terrified of the rabbit at the petting zoo, but saw what was probably a small python trying to escape it's box, so grabbed it and shoved it back in. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said: Only at fairs and things, not in the wild. We'd been at a NAIDOC week event when dd was 3. She was terrified of the rabbit at the petting zoo, but saw what was probably a small python trying to escape it's box, so grabbed it and shoved it back in. 😄 Oh, that's priceless 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That is a really cool picture, but also... 🥴😲! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Nice Carpet Python-I can't see the pattern enough to tell which one it is. Australia has some simply beautiful snakes. And honestly, carpet pythons are not big enough to be a big threat to humans, or even to livestock or pets, aren't venomous, and do a great job of pest control. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Um.....nope. Please do come to New England, USA. Outside my window is usually a flock of turkeys or a couple of deer. Occasionally a coyote runs across, but the fisher cats tend to stay in the more wooded parts behind the house. If you wake up early enough, though, you can see the woodchuck trying to find a way into the garden. The bunny sleeps under the pine tree, and you'll only see her when the lawn mower gets too close. One of the selling points here was the fact that there are no venomous snakes on this side of the bridge. The biggest one we've seen has been a little thing sunning itself in the path. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dmmetler said: Nice Carpet Python-I can't see the pattern enough to tell which one it is. Australia has some simply beautiful snakes. And honestly, carpet pythons are not big enough to be a big threat to humans, or even to livestock or pets, aren't venomous, and do a great job of pest control. Yep. The produce shops around here all seem to have them up in their rafters to keep the rodents in check. Some of our carpet pythons are pretty big. That one in the picture is medium-sized. We've had some maybe 10cm diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbard Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Wow, what a great picture! We have a carpet snake that hangs around here, you can go right up to it. Sadly we have mixed feelings about it now after it ate all our quail . . . but our fault really for not securing the cage properly, not the poor snake. We have black snakes occasionally and while you get a jolt, I'm not really afraid, as they're not aggressive. You can just walk away. Never seen a brown snake thank goodness (well apart from shows). They're around, and Tiger snakes apparently, but I've lived in the bush my whole life and never seen one, so I'm not worried. Bears and mountain lions though? I can't believe people go hiking in the US with those around!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, bookbard said: Never seen a brown snake thank goodness (well apart from shows). We did when we were out with my Grandpa and his sister over from Poland! She wanted to go look at it, and he was all "No, we don't talk to brown snakes" lol. Us kids took off in the other direction (it wasn't after any of us, just wanted to go down a hole in the bridge) and even my venerable Grandpa got up a bit of a trot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, bookbard said: Wow, what a great picture! We have a carpet snake that hangs around here, you can go right up to it. Sadly we have mixed feelings about it now after it ate all our quail . . . but our fault really for not securing the cage properly, not the poor snake. We have black snakes occasionally and while you get a jolt, I'm not really afraid, as they're not aggressive. You can just walk away. Never seen a brown snake thank goodness (well apart from shows). They're around, and Tiger snakes apparently, but I've lived in the bush my whole life and never seen one, so I'm not worried. Bears and mountain lions though? I can't believe people go hiking in the US with those around!! You can't accidentally step on a bear or mountain lion. . . 7 4 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, bookbard said: Wow, what a great picture! We have a carpet snake that hangs around here, you can go right up to it. Sadly we have mixed feelings about it now after it ate all our quail . . . but our fault really for not securing the cage properly, not the poor snake. We have black snakes occasionally and while you get a jolt, I'm not really afraid, as they're not aggressive. You can just walk away. Never seen a brown snake thank goodness (well apart from shows). They're around, and Tiger snakes apparently, but I've lived in the bush my whole life and never seen one, so I'm not worried. Bears and mountain lions though? I can't believe people go hiking in the US with those around!! So sorry to hear about your quail 😕 Our chickens free-range during the day, so they can get away from predators (birds of prey are truly their biggest risk), and at night they are securely closed into a snake-proof coop. We see red-belly blacks occasionally in our area, but never in our own yard. Bears, mountain lions, coyotes...those all scare me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 And this is why I live in a nice, concrete city. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Jean in Newcastle said: You can't accidentally step on a bear or mountain lion. . . We're all taught from really young to be aware of snakes when out walking. I've never stood on one. And they won't chase you. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Melissa Louise said: And this is why I live in a nice, concrete city. You know I'm in Brisbane, right? 🙂 Outskirts, admittedly, but I'm not in the bush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: We're all taught from really young to be aware of snakes when out walking. I've never stood on one. And they won't chase you. Back many years ago, I crowdsourced a playlist here for L's birthday party (I think it was age 6-7) and several Australian boardies pointed me to kids' songs with titles like "Don't ever step on a snake", with cheery lyrics about being aware of them and how you wouldn't want someone to step on you. A definite different mindset (and one that played well with my budding herpetologist!) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: You know I'm in Brisbane, right? 🙂 Outskirts, admittedly, but I'm not in the bush. I didn't know that! Eek! (Used to live up on the escarpment, south of here, saw a lot of snakes, not truly worried.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamerGirl Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Melissa Louise said: And this is why I live in a nice, concrete city. This makes me feel so much better. I have a bucket list to visit Australia and the *gulp* outback. IDK whether is this is suburbia or the Outback or a farm. I shall stay in the cities and visit beaches. Unless the beaches have something equally scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, bookbard said: Wow, what a great picture! We have a carpet snake that hangs around here, you can go right up to it. Sadly we have mixed feelings about it now after it ate all our quail . . . but our fault really for not securing the cage properly, not the poor snake. We have black snakes occasionally and while you get a jolt, I'm not really afraid, as they're not aggressive. You can just walk away. Never seen a brown snake thank goodness (well apart from shows). They're around, and Tiger snakes apparently, but I've lived in the bush my whole life and never seen one, so I'm not worried. Bears and mountain lions though? I can't believe people go hiking in the US with those around!! In general, if you know about them, it's not a big problem. The biggest issue is stupidity-we were once hiking in the Smokies and there was a mama bear with cubs. Now, that is a "give wide berth", because while black bears tend to avoid humans, mama WILL protect those cubs. We knew where they were due to the large number of people trying to get close enough to get a cute photo of the adorable cubs.....uh.... I've never seen a mountain lion in the wild. We've seen bobcats at a distance, as well as wolves and coyotes, but they tend to flee pretty fast from approaching humans. We get raccoons, opossums (much less cute and more toothy than the Australian variety) and foxes pretty often-I'm in the suburbs, but in an area where there are some decent sized wooded areas and a railway easement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 minute ago, DreamerGirl said: This makes me feel so much better. I have a bucket list to visit Australia and the *gulp* outback. IDK whether is this is suburbia or the Outback or a farm. I shall stay in the cities and visit beaches. Unless the beaches have something equally scary. The beaches are scary. I stick to cafes, lol. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamerGirl Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, Melissa Louise said: The beaches are scary. People scary or animal scary ??? Now I am torn and probably would prefer the outback if it is people scary. 🤣 Just now, Melissa Louise said: I stick to cafes, lol. I am going to New Zealand then. *Gooles scary animals of New Zealand* 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShepCarlin Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 this is why my oldest wants to move to Australia! Great photo! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditto Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 25 minutes ago, HomeAgain said: Um.....nope. Please do come to New England, USA. Outside my window is usually a flock of turkeys or a couple of deer. Occasionally a coyote runs across, but the fisher cats tend to stay in the more wooded parts behind the house. If you wake up early enough, though, you can see the woodchuck trying to find a way into the garden. The bunny sleeps under the pine tree, and you'll only see her when the lawn mower gets too close. One of the selling points here was the fact that there are no venomous snakes on this side of the bridge. The biggest one we've seen has been a little thing sunning itself in the path. This is MUCH more my speed! I would love to live in one of the New England states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, DreamerGirl said: This makes me feel so much better. I have a bucket list to visit Australia and the *gulp* outback. IDK whether is this is suburbia or the Outback or a farm. Stay on the made roads and don't go walking around Uluru after 11am and you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, DreamerGirl said: This makes me feel so much better. I have a bucket list to visit Australia and the *gulp* outback. IDK whether is this is suburbia or the Outback or a farm. I shall stay in the cities and visit beaches. Unless the beaches have something equally scary. Google Sydney and spiders. I can’t even attach a link because they are even more horrifying than the above snake. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, DreamerGirl said: People scary or animal scary ??? Now I am torn and probably would prefer the outback if it is people scary. 🤣 I am going to New Zealand then. *Gooles scary animals of New Zealand* The animals. I am scared of 1. Sharks and 2. Blue ringed octopi. And 3. Seaweed and how it grabs you around the ankles. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbard Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, MEmama said: Google Sydney and spiders. I can’t even attach a link because they are even more horrifying than the above snake. I was taking the kids to school and there was a funnel web spider in the middle of the playground. Called the teacher to get a container, we herded it into it and I took it down to the council (they collect them so scientists can use their venom to make the cure if you're bitten). I was imagining being in a car accident and the container opened and me, there, pinned under the steering wheel as a funnel web spider crawled towards me . . .. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 So cool, but than we have rattlesnakes all around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Spiders, otoh, are our friends. Just check your shoes before you put them on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Melissa Louise said: The animals. I am scared of 1. Sharks and 2. Blue ringed octopi. And 3. Seaweed and how it grabs you around the ankles. Seaweed is definitely the scariest sea beast there is! 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Some of our jellyfish actually are worth being aware of though. Quite seriously. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Melissa Louise said: Spiders, otoh, are our friends. Just check your shoes before you put them on. Spiders are absolutely just part of life here. When I was cleaning the chooky coop yesterday, there was a huge huntsman in there. Maybe 15cm diameter, but mostly legs 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamerGirl Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 How brave do you have to be on a scale on 1 to 100 to visit Australia ?? 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, DreamerGirl said: How brave do you have to be on a scale on 1 to 100 to visit Australia ?? Well, I live here, so not very. I wouldn't visit croc country though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet2ndchance Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 We see and hear mountain lions a lot around here. We see them around dusk and dawn. Unless you are actively chasing one though I agree with the others that you can't accidently step on a mountain lion, lol. I've seen one that was hit by a car on the highway that goes over the mountain. We saw a black bear once crossing some railroad tracks near the mountain pass. They do live here but we don't see them often. They actively avoid human contact for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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