doggie said...


Im sure that you live on another planet to us barn.

Same planet, just living in a different era..

It was once deemed acceptable to keep slaves, murder Tasmanians and shoot whales.. Those notions are now outdated, and the slave holders and genocidal Australians are now seen as worse than backward.. In the future, people who needlessly kill protected species will be looked upon as cowards by everyone.. Not just me..

^^^^^ hehehe cheeky sod

brady said...
Dugites are brown snakes -although potentially nasty, about 70% have no venom administered

Dugites are a brown colour - they are NOT of the species "brown snake". The antivenene is different, so don't mix them up. Both varieties (with variants) are common in SW WA, including the King Browns.

However, you're correct about most snake bites not needing antivenene. Also, a compression bandage, promptly and correctly applied does provide quite a few hours in which to find a hospital with the correct antivenene. If you're miles from anywhere, there's a reasonable likelihood that a compression bandage, promptly and correctly applied, and lying down resting in the shade (watch for shock) will see you through.

After the scare is over, they're lovely eating

here is the dirty little forker !

busterwa said...

here is the dirty little forker !

Do something about those roof tiles Busta before it rains

dinsdale said...

BulldogPup said...
My old fella's got a resident tiger (yellow-belly black) ...

Make up yer mind - they're 2 different species!

Ok No sweat mind made up - (edit) .... it was a black snake with a yellowy slash orange coloured underside .... how's that?

Dugites are coloured grey, green or brown.

The colours vary widely between individuals and are an unreliable means of identifying species.

The most distinguishing characteristic is the shape of the head, this is small compared to the neck, and grades imperceptibly into the body.

They can grow up to 2m long.

The best and official way of identing snakes is with a belly tail anal scale count

this is why when bitten the treaters do prefer to positively ident the culprit. There

are some multi use veniems.