RedEyeGirl
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Published: January 17, 2007 12:00am
Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21072453-1242,00.
It was probably posted before but take a read:
THE nation's biggest wildlife rescue organisation is calling for calm after an explosion of panicked householders carrying out a "vendetta" against snakes.
The NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES) said it is receiving a flurry of distressing calls about unnecessary snake killings, as fear grows following an increase of the reptiles in urban areas - and a number of snake bite incidents around Australia.
The organisation has issued an alert for calm, just three days after a 16-year-old boy died from an eastern brown snake bite he received at Whalan Reserve, in Sydney's west.
WIRES Sydney call centre manager Mandy Page said her staff were hearing an increasing number of horror stories about people trying to deal with snakes on their own, particularly after the boy's death.
"We've had a horrible one last night where people just bashed a python to death for no reason, and they're completely harmless," Ms Page said.
"They left it only half-dead and the neighbours, who were very distraught, rang us. People have obviously got this huge snake vendetta and fear now even more than they have before.
"We get 20 to 30 snake calls every day this time of year, but it's just noticeable hysteria and panic in the last couple of days even more than usual."
She said many people rang for assistance to remove a snake from their yard - or even killed it - because they were afraid for their children.
She said if people saw a snake they should bring their pets inside, get a good description if possible and then ring WIRES on (02) 8977 3333.
Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21072453-1242,00.
It was probably posted before but take a read:
THE nation's biggest wildlife rescue organisation is calling for calm after an explosion of panicked householders carrying out a "vendetta" against snakes.
The NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES) said it is receiving a flurry of distressing calls about unnecessary snake killings, as fear grows following an increase of the reptiles in urban areas - and a number of snake bite incidents around Australia.
The organisation has issued an alert for calm, just three days after a 16-year-old boy died from an eastern brown snake bite he received at Whalan Reserve, in Sydney's west.
WIRES Sydney call centre manager Mandy Page said her staff were hearing an increasing number of horror stories about people trying to deal with snakes on their own, particularly after the boy's death.
"We've had a horrible one last night where people just bashed a python to death for no reason, and they're completely harmless," Ms Page said.
"They left it only half-dead and the neighbours, who were very distraught, rang us. People have obviously got this huge snake vendetta and fear now even more than they have before.
"We get 20 to 30 snake calls every day this time of year, but it's just noticeable hysteria and panic in the last couple of days even more than usual."
She said many people rang for assistance to remove a snake from their yard - or even killed it - because they were afraid for their children.
She said if people saw a snake they should bring their pets inside, get a good description if possible and then ring WIRES on (02) 8977 3333.
