poor thing, thats netting must be terrible!!
do they try to bite as ur cutting them free?
im kinda impressed that the snake would have been so easy to shovel in the position it was in and they still called u!!!
great job on rescuing it!
Thanks elapid@, I have a collection of birdnet snake pics aswell.
Some are to gruesome to put up here, or so ive been told.
If anyone has any other pics of native animals caught in birdnet, post them or pm them to me if you can.
Over on the horse forum, they have a thread dedicated to using birdnet as a snake trap.
Needless to say, i quickly became unpopular over there.
Ignorant rednecks cant handle the truth.
Yeah he was ok. Alittle bit grumpy but otherwise a beautiful RBB. They are one of my all-time favourite snakes as well Weezer, so getting the chance to rescue one is always a delight.Oh yes I remember that day well- we all charged over there, opened accounts and started turnign the tables over until they clammed up.
Nice work mate- Red Bellies are IMHO the best looking native creature we have. Period. He looks pretty healthy too- good to see you didnt get tagged for your trouble. How was he once you cut him loose ?
Snakes aren't real bright. how many snakes do catchers get with their heads stuck in drink cans?This birdnet stuff should be banned it is in the same catergory as glue traps
Only thing worse than birdnetting is small chickenwire.... I had to release a yellow faced whip snake that was stuck and it was soooooo pissed off I had to pin it's head while I used small wire cutting pliers to snip it out (one handed)
Cheers
Sandee
where there is netting and wild life soon or later they both will come into contact, there should be rules where netting (any sort) is aloud to be used and how and why its used just like you cant through rubbish out the window etc. i have come across this several times.hello I just found this site and would like to add my bit about the netting problem.I dont keep reptiles but find them interesting and like to watch them in the wild.
I often walk my dogs alomg bunbury curran creek at macquarie fields and encounter browns, red bellies and occasionally death adders and diamonds closer to the river.on several occasions I have found snakes and skinks caught in mesh used to lay turf by councils which has been washed into the creek some have been saved, others dead or killed while trapped.Has anyone else come across this before?
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