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Well. . . someone asked me in a PM, if we really have lots of venemous spiders and snakes here in Oz, like they show on TV. I do get asked this every so often by Members here, so thought I would start a thread on it.
The following was my response, but is just from my experience/knowledge. Cat (slipperyLilSuckers) or Will (Sowth) or Robyn (Batgirl), live in different parts of the country and may have a different experience. So correct me and speak up guys about your parts of Oz.
The following was my response, but is just from my experience/knowledge. Cat (slipperyLilSuckers) or Will (Sowth) or Robyn (Batgirl), live in different parts of the country and may have a different experience. So correct me and speak up guys about your parts of Oz.
Um. . . I live in the city. . . that said we have a lot of bush land spread around in our cities too. So whilst you don't see alot of venemous snakes and things in the city/suburbs. . . I only have to go to the local park with a creek, or a few minutes walk to some bush land and yeah. . . there will be lots of snakes etc, some venemous.
DO the snakes bother me. . . no. . . snakes are more scared of us than we are of them. . . and they can feel the vibration of us coming a long while before we get there. So 95% of the time they will clear out when they feel you coming.
I remember when I was on a scout camp when I was about 12 years old, waking early in the morning and walking down to the creek. . . .and standing on a red belly black snake. . . . I **** my pants (almost) and ran faster than I had ever run in my life. Cold blooded. . . it wouldn't have been active yet and people can easily outrun snakes, unless they are poised for striking.
Spiders. . . well. . . you might have heard of redbacks. . . they are all over the place.. . .probably have 50 or 100 around my yard/house at times. But they're small and live in corners and under seats. . . opportunistic waiting for things to creep into their webs. . . you would have to be pretty unlucky or stupid to get bit by one... but they are all over the place. I rarely even botther looking for them to kill them.
Sydney they have a bigger venemous spider problem, as they have funnel web spiders and more trap door spiders than we do. It has been known for people to put their shoes on and get a lethal bite, or pulling on clothes from the wardrobe.
Rarely EVER hear of someone dieing from posionous bites. Most that get bitten, recover well from anti-venoms.
It is the Blue ring octopus that lives in the shallows and rock pools, that is the real deadly killer. They are very accessable, quite small and quite aggressive. No antivenom known and you would never make it to a hospital for help anyway - might be dead within a minute or two.
I have never known anyone to die from a spider or snake bite. I got bit by a spider last year on my neck. . . whilst gardening. . . it hurt got infected and I was stressed about it. . .but I lived!
DO the snakes bother me. . . no. . . snakes are more scared of us than we are of them. . . and they can feel the vibration of us coming a long while before we get there. So 95% of the time they will clear out when they feel you coming.
I remember when I was on a scout camp when I was about 12 years old, waking early in the morning and walking down to the creek. . . .and standing on a red belly black snake. . . . I **** my pants (almost) and ran faster than I had ever run in my life. Cold blooded. . . it wouldn't have been active yet and people can easily outrun snakes, unless they are poised for striking.
Spiders. . . well. . . you might have heard of redbacks. . . they are all over the place.. . .probably have 50 or 100 around my yard/house at times. But they're small and live in corners and under seats. . . opportunistic waiting for things to creep into their webs. . . you would have to be pretty unlucky or stupid to get bit by one... but they are all over the place. I rarely even botther looking for them to kill them.
Sydney they have a bigger venemous spider problem, as they have funnel web spiders and more trap door spiders than we do. It has been known for people to put their shoes on and get a lethal bite, or pulling on clothes from the wardrobe.
Rarely EVER hear of someone dieing from posionous bites. Most that get bitten, recover well from anti-venoms.
It is the Blue ring octopus that lives in the shallows and rock pools, that is the real deadly killer. They are very accessable, quite small and quite aggressive. No antivenom known and you would never make it to a hospital for help anyway - might be dead within a minute or two.
I have never known anyone to die from a spider or snake bite. I got bit by a spider last year on my neck. . . whilst gardening. . . it hurt got infected and I was stressed about it. . .but I lived!
Here is an example of one...(I had left my phone/camera in the car)
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