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30-Aug-07, 08:47 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Melbourne Age/Gender: 20  | | | Snake catching first aid kit.
hey guys, I'm hoping to begin snake catching in my local area for a few extra bucks, start next year.
Apart from pressure bandages, what else should my first aid kit contain?
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30-Aug-07, 08:49 PM
|  | biasedly unbiased Moderator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Brock Lobster  Apart from pressure bandages, what else should my first aid kit contain? | The appropriate license from NPWS.
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30-Aug-07, 08:49 PM
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What tools are you going to use? hook, tongs, pinner etc?
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30-Aug-07, 08:50 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: melbourne australia Age: 91 | | | Quote: |
The appropriate license from NPSW.
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30-Aug-07, 08:52 PM
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wat sort of licence would you need to be able to do that?
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30-Aug-07, 09:03 PM
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Duct tape, to deal with the "Back in my day, we used to kill them with a shovel, but the daughter won't have that, oh no, she's too............" factor that seems to occur once a month. Like clockwork.
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30-Aug-07, 09:44 PM
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Damage mitigation Permit to start with, I don't no about getting them in other states but not so easy to get in QLD. To get one you usually need to have done some courses to qualify, or have gotten a number of signatures with a written note saying that you are experianced enough to have one. Better to start working with others first. To add to that if your doing it to gain a few extra bucks you might want to check around because in my area, myself and a few others do it here, for free.
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Last edited by Mayo; 30-Aug-07 at 09:53 PM.
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30-Aug-07, 10:01 PM
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Two most important items are bandages and your phone. Dont rely on the public to call an ambulance if you get bitten, they will be to busy with there camcorder. If you suffer from certain protien allergies like bee stings you might want to have a few tests and carry an EpiPen in case of an anaphyactic reaction if you are bitten by some of the less venomous species.
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30-Aug-07, 10:15 PM
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"always carry whiskey in case of snakebite, and further to that always carry a small snake" ~ W.C Fields
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30-Aug-07, 10:36 PM
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If you have to ask what you need to pack in a snake bite kit, than you have a long long way to go before you become a snake catcher. Also, the money from snake relocations is not that good.
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30-Aug-07, 11:22 PM
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yeh i think u should go and do some courses and get some experince first before u go out playing with snake and stuff,oh and learn the basics to treating a snake bite
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30-Aug-07, 11:25 PM
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all you need is a straw and blue tack, bare hands and a rubber band. go for it. let us know what happens.
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30-Aug-07, 11:31 PM
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maybe a pre-paid funeral voucher
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30-Aug-07, 11:39 PM
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oh and dont forget the choc and vodka
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30-Aug-07, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by blurb all you need is a straw and blue tack, bare hands and a rubber band. go for it. let us know what happens. |
Sounds like an episode of Macgyver!
But seriously, Brock Lobster, snake catching will barely turn you a profit, when you factor in all your expenses. Unfortunately people are under the impression that snake catchers should do it for free, and will almost blackmail you into not charging by saying "You can either come and get it for free, or I'll shoot/shovel/whack it!". This attitude is just reinforced by the misguided snake catchers who continue to do it for nothing. They wreck any chance of somebody making a real go of things as a way of making a living.
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