Here I was collecting eggs with a deadly snake in the chicken coop the whole time! I had made the snake discovery earlier but thought he had gone only to find out that the snake was still there…
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1:48 "Brown snakes, they're a bit different" those words might sound nonchalant, but the look on his face when he said it… Every Australian whos had to deal with this snake makes that exact face.
Eastern browns is one of the things that scares me a little from gardening. I have had 1 in my house, several in the chicken pen and have stood on a couple. My chicken pen is not snake proof like your one is. Lots around my property.
Have rats/ have snakes.
My biggest hesitation for getting chickens again . I am so scared of snakes
at 4:46 you can see the snake blink. its on the right side just its eye is lit up
I think they let you have guns still … i love my 0.410 shotgun for snakes. I know you were in the military, and i know you dont like killing needlessly. Its ok to take care of them. I wont judge you either way.
3rd most dangerous snake in the world ? Yikes ! So glad you weren''t harmed .
Australia in a nutshell.
Catching browns in shorts …respect…I was dressed up looking like I was entering the Chernobyl exclusion zone
I remember Steve Irwin catching these damn things Down Under, they are some bad boys
one of the reasons I am not sure I would live in Australia..I can't hardly stand a garter snake never mind all those you have..it is the one thing I am terrified of.
Thank you for spreading awareness of snakes and not fear!
Really enjoyed this – and thanks for pointing out the need for a professional. I know a lot of Aussies who have tried to remove them on their own! I actually had no idea they were protected despite seeing a bunch of brownies in my time. Learn something new every day!
We have a cobra in our garden now and then and I'm scared af for mom. Its 6 feet long and raised its head at me.
I held my breath in a few spots. Sheesh
it's called grab a machete and lop the fucker in half
So snake not looking for mice, he was eating eggs?
Also known as the common brown, you guessed it they are bloody common, found practically everywhere in Australia even down south in Victoria where I'm from.
They can be aggressive if provoked and on if if hasn't got a choice but most of the time they will hide or try and get away.
I nearly stepped on one that was coiled up in tall grass and it didn't move, so yes be careful people especially in Spring and Summer
I would urge any aussie, especially ones who want animals, to do their first aid course, pay attention to the snake bite section, and do regular refresher courses. I work at a campground and every 2 years we get someone bitten by a snake, (Browns, death adders, tigers ect), we have not had any deaths from snake bites since we opened in the 60s. ALWAYS KEEP COMPRESSION BANDAGES HANDY!!!! oh and don't try to walk quietly, the more you stomp the further away the snakes go.
"Beep"
You are a brave man Mark
Push that snake into the Bush!
Glad to hear they are protected in Australia, but my Nigerian housekeeper says not in Nigeria ! There they hate snakes they think they're evil and what they do to kill them is they hard boil eggs and put them out so the snakes die because they can't digest hard boiled eggs. I told her that's not right because they are good creatures that kill rodents.
Ding Dang Doodie! I can't watch this S#@T!!!
Browns usually hang out in pairs (mating couples) so you may well have had two… one that left and one that remained. You are very lucky!