27/11/2024
Just food for thought. (This post was made I believe in 2017, stolen from another page that stole it from a separate page)
I do believe the fines and jail time is more here in WA. I’ve read an article about a year or two ago now that it was up to $150,000 in fines and 10 years in jail for a person, if it was on a mine-site or commercial, the business itself can land up to $250,000 and up to 10 years in jail.
Oh and before people go “it was a threat so that makes it legal” well the snake wasn’t the threat? If the snake was the threat, then you’re the threat as well.
How to avoid yourself being a threat to snakes:
1. Look around when walking outside at home, make sure you look out of the doors before just blindly walking out as what I guarantee 99% of us do (including myself).
2. Do dog avoidance training, a keep doing refreshes every September right before snake season kicks off in the Perth/Peel regions.
3. If a snake is doing the defensive “S” position don’t take it as it’s angry and wants to bite, it’s protecting itself and most people will claim that as being chased or its trying to bite me. Give the snake a wide birth and let it be, if you’re worried call a snake catcher.
4. If you have a snake outside bring all PETS and KIDS inside, if you have a snake inside, take all PETS and KIDS outside and a responsible adult to keep eyes on the snake, the more eyes on the snake the better. If the snake is in a contained room with no escape path out, close the door and drench a towel and push that up hard up against the door so there’s no gap for the snake to leave.
5. “The snake is angry”, if the snake appears angry and you haven’t disturbed it, think about what might’ve happened? Did the neighbours dogs or cats stir it up, did a local bird swoop down and try to kill it by pecking it, did a car nearly run it over as it was crossing the road, has some imbecile try to kill it but failed and now it’s made it safely into your backyard.
Reptiles react off of movement, if you’re in close proximity to a snake stay completely still and do not move, if you’re still the snake will almost certainly not react to you and keep slithering on past you. I do not recommend trying to prove this theory by walking up to a snake just for it get stirred up (which you’re now the threat not the snake) and for the snake to defend itself and worse case happens.
If everyone’s interested let me know below, but would everyone like to see Brown snake (Dugite) and Tiger Snake behaviour up close (on video) to show if they just have space all they want to do is flee, however once cornered they’ll defend themselves?
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