G'Day all,
I have a fair few brown snakes on my property, and also have a 4yr old, which is a worry to me when she is outside.
I'd like to try and sensibly, safely, and without harming them, somehow catch / trap them and relocate them in the bush.
I am just looking to make something myself to do this.
Can anyone help with a good design?
Rgds
Ron
Firstly where are you at RON?
secondly can understand your fear for your daughter ...when she is outside is she usually on her own?
best to check her play area before she ventures there ,especially sandpits and cubby houses...
any gardens around the house that either has rocks or mulch or shrubs that touch the garden bed floor ,are good hidey spots for snake's
,so if you trim the plants ,so you get a good visual underneath them ,with rocks pack in firmly so no gaps ,and mulch ..if you stop using that and go for that jelly water holding stuff (dont know the name) that way, still being water friendly, but snakes wont hide in the stuff..
if its possible to take away any water containers near the house ..if you have dogs or cats ..and can keep water containers up on a verandah .. I realise on properties there are other water sources like dams and tanks etc but the harder you make it for water the better the chances of them going away to seek it else where..
snakes like to hide in pump houses,so if you have one becareful checking your pump. never lift up with a shovel and then peek underneath ,you might get the shock of your life !!always pull things back towards you ,like tin ,pump houses etc ,that way if you do have a snake underneath ,you have protection from what you have resting against you ,or you get to see before it fully knows whats going on ..always stand very still if this happens ...hope the snake will move on and then you move ..if not gently let go of what you have pulled towards you and watch as you take a step back ...then keep stepping back till you know your in the clear ...
snakes in yards can be moved on with a garden hose ..just do a direct spray at the head and keep doing this as the snake moves on ..
you live in bushland on a property ,your encounters will be more often then a city dweller
educate yourself and your daughter ,teach her to stand still if she see's a snake and yell for daddy or mummy to come and help her .
dogs need to be tied up if a snake is near by ,as the outcome is either bad for both animals or snake is usually mutilated .
and if you are able to get a hold of a snake catcher in your region then have their number on first hand ...saves alot of trying to get it yourself ,and risk being bitten ..
DO NOT TRY AND CATCH AND RELOCATE EASTERN BROWNS YOURSELF ..YOU ARE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE!