SNAKE TRAP

estelle · Post by **estelle** » 21 Aug 2009, 10:20

Hi,
This is a bit left field but does anyone know how to make a snake trap? Another eastern brown snake is making its appearance for the season out the back door of my lab. It is in an area that is used by staff and students not regularly but I don't want the chance of someone running past it and scaring it into biting them.
It was sunning itself yesterday and a vehicle came up the lane, I happened to see the snake do a huge flip and it couldn't get down its hole quick enough it got such a fright. I wouldn't like to think what it might do if someone scares it and is between it and the hole.
So if anyone has a design that they know works I would appreciate it. I have done a search to see if we could hire one but the only ones I saw were in America.
Thanks
Estelle

Loopy · Post by **Loopy** » 21 Aug 2009, 10:24

That's a different type of request Estelle. Can't help you there unfortunately. But hope you have a Happy Birthday!!!
Lou P.

Rowyrow · Post by **Rowyrow** » 21 Aug 2009, 10:25

Call in a professional!!!!!Don't try catch it yourself!!!!

J · Post by J » 21 Aug 2009, 11:42

Call WIRES or National Parks.
They should deal with it for you.

J

rae · Post by **rae** » 21 Aug 2009, 12:31

I think this topic should be under

DANGER MONEY!!

smiley · Post by **smiley** » 21 Aug 2009, 14:01

Hey Estelle!

Road trip! I'd come down and get it for you, but the season might be over before I get there.

My daughter and I are into catching snakes but I won't let her go beyond night tigers at the moment.

Seriously, traps can simply aggravate them. Snakes are long, slinky and clever, so traps are hard to set and hard to keep them in, unless you're thinking rat trap - kinda terminal really.

Go with the WIRES option.

bindibadgi · Post by **bindibadgi** » 21 Aug 2009, 14:46

Sheesh!!
The most dangerous thing I have to deal with (apart from teachers of course

) is the occasional magpie swooping in summer!

Be careful Estelle.

Kiah

Post by **RosalieM** » 21 Aug 2009, 14:59

Yep, I'm with the others. Ring WIRES and tell them it's there. Try to get a mobile number for someone who will be able to come when you next see the snake out. No point having to wait several hours for someone to turn up. I'm pretty sure it's a free service. Heaps easier than trying to set a trap!

vlclabbie · Post by **vlclabbie** » 21 Aug 2009, 15:51

Let us know how it goes Estelle!

Shivering......snakes.....

estelle · Post by **estelle** » 24 Aug 2009, 09:42

Here is a picture (hopefully) of my neighbour. I took the photo with an extra lens on my camera so I didn't have to get close to it.
Estelle
P.S. Have contacted Parks and Wildlife for a phone number for a catcher.

Rowyrow · Post by **Rowyrow** » 24 Aug 2009, 09:47

hmm nice picture made my skin go all creepy crawlie like!!!. I use to work with non venomous snakes and loved it they are such beautiful animals, but the bitey one's make my skin crawl

Definately the right thing to have it removed it's a big'un!!

smiley · Post by **smiley** » 24 Aug 2009, 14:33

Wonder what size bottle of Meths one would need to jug that bloke?

vlclabbie · Post by **vlclabbie** » 25 Aug 2009, 14:43

LOLOLOL Just had a mental picy of you trying to stuff him down the bottle hole Kristen!

I'd suggest......... head first!

smiley · Post by **smiley** » 26 Aug 2009, 09:24

Hey! I jugged a night tiger two weeks ago, and by pure fortuitous chance, he went in beautiful zig-zag loops back and forth across the width of the bottle, and his skinny tail dripped down the side (the inside) to rest its tip near his head. Couldn't have done it better if I was paid money to do it!

However, I don't think meths comes in 20L clear glass drums to jug that eastern brown! And as for gutting him...

Post by **RosalieM** » 26 Aug 2009, 09:33

So, Estelle, how's it going with the snake? Any updates for us?

And Smiley, you do have some interesting stories to tell!! Can you attach a photo of your efforts? I'd like to see that! Do you keep them at home or display them in the lab?

rodannt · Post by **rodannt** » 26 Aug 2009, 09:40

what is a "night tiger"?

estelle · Post by **estelle** » 26 Aug 2009, 10:05

Where I live a "tiger snake" is called a brown tree snake as well. The ones we have are rear fang types and non venemous they seem to come out at night and like to climb and look as if they are about 2 M long.
Lucky for me they are non venemous, I came home after dark one night and didn't have a light so I was trying to get the key in the back door (upstairs) and something was hitting me on the forearm. I thought it was just a big moth until I made out the shape of a snake entwined around the security screen.Scared the living #### out of me!
I have sort of got used to them being around now, occasionally when I am working in my room downstairs I get the feeling that I am not alone and if I look around there is usually one crawling around up high on the beams. Still rather they were somewhere else though.
Estelle

smiley · Post by **smiley** » 26 Aug 2009, 10:27

Estelle darling they ARE venomous, and can harm small kids and small animals. To even smaller animals - frogs, birds, lizards - they are fatal. They can make adults feel unwell, and face it, who would feel great after being bitten by anything!

Yes, night tigers are a particularly stripey version of a brown tree snake. Up here ours are fairly aggressive and choose to attack if disturbed. They are often distrubingly close to face level, because they are on screen doors, fence lines, clotheslines, low branches etc, looking for the afore-mentioned small animals.

Photos coming, as soon as I get around to taking them, and yes they live in the labs.

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