Western tigers

[westaussie]

Was just reading the cobra post - I think that this is the closest I will ever get to owning a cobra ..........

 

[westaussie]

Here is a better example

 

[indicus]

Love it!!!!,.....looks rather upset, and i can see your comparasion....

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

great pic,get some more please,close up would be great.he looks mad,is it true that western tigers are more aggro than the eastern,generally speaking ofcourse

 

[westaussie]

I dont find any snakes to be agro. Tigers have an impressive defensive display but this is not aggression, just warning displays that give you the option to leave it alone. loud hisses, flattened neck and mock strikes are all part of its warning behaviour. tigers try their hardest to avoid having to bite, yet people still think that they are aggressive.

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

well what i meant, then ,does the western have a more 'impressive defensive display' than the eastern..just symantics.lol

 

[westaussie]

Sorry - I havnt had much to do with easterns, but I wouldnt imagine they would be much different , except in looks.

 

[diamond_python]

Well guys and girls, I am currently in Perth at the moment on holidays and was only having this exact discussion tonight (coincidentally). I was informed that the Western Tigers are more aggresive than Easterns. In fact, they are the most aggresive snake in the Perth area, even more than Browns, dugites etc.

 

[keelow]

Having been 'chased' by more than a few i'd say they are way more aggresive than eastern tigers.
used to live near a 'lake' at rockingham beach and the place litterally crawled with tigers.

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

sounds like my sort of holiday keelow

 

[instar]

Wow, thats impressive Westaussie, I had no idea tigers did that! very cool! What was it defensive about at the time? didnt like the paparazzi?

 

[Guest]

That looks neat westaussie. Didn't know they did that.

 

[Magpie]

Red Bellies will flatten their neck like that too.
Nice pics

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

copperheads do it as well,,but not like the western tiger

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

heres a nice one

 

[salebrosus]

That is a top looking animal Westaussie. Iknew that flattened their heads out but had no idea it was so impressive.

Simone.

 

[Brodie]

King Browns and western brown snakes do it as well

 

[hugsta]

Great pics westsussie and great snakes, they are definately a fav of mine. Hope to keep them one day.

 

[Tommo]

most of the black snake family can display a small hood

 

[keelow]

I've seen all manner of colour combos with the west oz ones.

I did a stint as a contract spray painter on HMAS Sterling naval base off rockingham... which is Garden Island.

MANY massive tigers there, and they didn't seem to be anywhere near as aggressive as the mainland ones. which were seperated by 1-1.5km of ocean.
Collected a few that came too close to the work area, the CALM guys that were scale clipping some tigers on the island for research. (didn't ask why)