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24-Feb-05, 10:16 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Wagga NSW Age/Gender: 25  | | | |
Would they become tame enough to free handle like a red bellie?
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24-Feb-05, 10:19 PM
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A mate in brisbane who just moved had a good sized friendly tipan that he wud freehandle. crazy i thought but yeah it happens.
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24-Feb-05, 10:22 PM
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Like pythons you get some that bite every chance they get and others that are great to handle. So it would be similar to elapids right?
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24-Feb-05, 10:26 PM
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i'm not sure how true this is, though i was told by a good experienced friend that elapids make better handlers then pythons. its just that they arn't given the chance.
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24-Feb-05, 10:28 PM
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LOL Bob, I bet John was really happy you got him to help you.  :wink:
As for being dared, well, if you show me I would have helped. I have some ven experience but not much and I would love the opportunity to learn. So next time you want some help, get John, but I'll come and learn. :-) Would be awesome. Thanks Bob. 
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24-Feb-05, 10:29 PM
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Hey Bob, have you ever encountered any black tai's in captivity at all?
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24-Feb-05, 10:38 PM
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Dicco,
I have never kept the black Taipans, but I have seen heaps in collections in the old days, and have seen a few in the wild as well. The Black phase Tai's are found around the Rockhampton area down towards Gympe.
I prefer the Cairns reds myself, and also like the greenish ones from Cooktown area.
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24-Feb-05, 10:40 PM
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Don't you want to teach me Bob???  :wink:
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25-Feb-05, 12:38 AM
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Cant help but giggle... they are just so cute!!!
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25-Feb-05, 09:17 AM
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You do get black phase Taipans in an area known as pigeon hill which is 8 km up the Palmerston Hwy from Innisfail. I have removed two from there myself and being black with the redish eyes they looked like satan him self personally delivered them.They are simply awesomely evil looking. I vaguely remember Big guy telling me years ago that he had seen one from the Tully area along the old wind rows. Do you remember that Bob ? Or was that Tony Gorden ?
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25-Feb-05, 09:31 AM
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Yes I remember seeing a very dark one at Ingham while walking along windrows . Tony thought it was a large Blacksnake and was about to jump on it. Luckerly I knew what it was and stopped him before he got tagged. From memory it was around 7 ft long. It just tunneled under the grass and then Tony stood on it. We could easily tell as the ground erupted,, and there was an almighty hiss and then a funny smell coming from Tony's pants.
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25-Feb-05, 09:41 AM
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I got my first Taipan experience with Tony. I allways wanted one to keep and he gave me a little fellow completely with attitude and I recieved it in a garbage bin. I remember at the time thinking, well you asked for it, so merry xmas you dick head now get it in to a bag.
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25-Feb-05, 11:22 AM
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bigguy that little fella looks awsome. he just make's you want to kiss him on the lips  |
25-Feb-05, 07:46 PM
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Getting to pussy bob there not savage, just lost there way a bit.You need liberated to bite them on the back of the neck and showm whos boss. |
25-Feb-05, 07:54 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | RE: Coastal Taipans
Is there a big market for these guys?
Regards Alex
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