Elapid relocation

[sarah_m]

It's on page 20, entitled copperhead somerville 24/9/11

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Sarah, that was frankston Flinders Rd, near coolart rd behind Baxtor tavern sort of.

Another vid from yesterday while im here.
[video=youtube;rshIkX_R95k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rshIkX_R95k[/video]

 

[ollie]

Nice vid's Baz - keep up the good work!

Lets see some catching kits - this is mine I carry in the car over summer

Didn't include the 'pool net' which sits on standby in the garage

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

Nice vid's Baz - keep up the good work!

Lets see some catching kits - this is mine I carry in the car over summer

Didn't include the 'pool net' which sits on standby in the garage

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hey is it ok if i pinch that photo for an assignment?? thats a good kit ,it pays to have plenty of equipment handy for when you need it,<br>In my kit i carry alot of things people normally wouldnt carry like spades ,matics shovels,crowbars,lighting,extra bags ,snake traps,hard hat and fluoro vest for construction sites,but i do this every day and have to remove snakes from unders concrete slabs and from within wall cavities alot more than most people would.I also carry a selection of gloves,mainly for handling rocks,branches and generally moving things to get too hidden snakes,and welding gloves for monitors.<br>My fav piece of equipment is my led lenser headlight as snakes love dark hidey holes and it helps me more than any other piece of equipment.I dont find most snake handling equipment neccasary,but i used a hook the other day to get a brown snake out from under a concrete slab that was way out of reach lol

oh forgot to mention a lockable box to put snakes in thats secured in the vehicle

 

[imported_Varanus]

With regard to snake kit, I've found these useful on a number of occasions, especially for locating EB's in stumps, under concrete slabs and wall cavities. $175 from SuperCheap Auto (get your WIRES organisation to fund it)!

 

[ollie]

No worries about using the photo snake pimp whats your assignment on? You mentioned snake traps - were not allowed to use them in Vic but just out of curiosity how do they work? Like the remote camera, maybe one day! Could find some uses for it at work also checking out nest boxes and warrens.

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Originally Posted by ollie
Nice vid's Baz - keep up the good work!

Lets see some catching kits - this is mine I carry in the car over summer

Didn't include the 'pool net' which sits on standby in the garage

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Rob said
hey is it ok if i pinch that photo for an assignment?? thats a good kit ,it pays to have plenty of equipment handy for when you need it,<br>In my kit i carry alot of things people normally wouldnt carry like spades ,matics shovels,crowbars,lighting,extra bags ,snake traps,hard hat and fluoro vest for construction sites,but i do this every day and have to remove snakes from unders concrete slabs and from within wall cavities alot more than most people would.I also carry a selection of gloves,mainly for handling rocks,branches and generally moving things to get too hidden snakes,and welding gloves for monitors.<br>My fav piece of equipment is my led lenser headlight as snakes love dark hidey holes and it helps me more than any other piece of equipment.I dont find most snake handling equipment neccasary,but i used a hook the other day to get a brown snake out from under a concrete slab that was way out of reach lol

oh forgot to mention a lockable box to put snakes in thats secured in the vehicle​

I also like to keep some long poles in the car, extendable like a house painters or swimming pool cleaners poles.
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Yesterday i bought a different type of long crowbar from Bunnings for lifting concrete slabs ect and smashing through walls.

Rob, can you pm me the details for your snaketraps so as not to make it public,anymore than it is.

I had a M.O.P ask me about traps and he was told by another snake catcher to set rolled up bird netting around the place.

Of course I left him in no doubt about how I felt about that idea, illegal, dangerous, inhumane, immoral, yada, yada yada

but i was still pissed that a snake catcher would suggest this.

I have some more vids to put up and Ill do that later.

Oh yeah, and Richard, i am so getting one of those, I think Ill get one today.Good for perving around corners to...or so i hear

 

[imported_Varanus]

Bumping.....for more vids!

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Nice bump Richard,
This snake was evicted from his home by the grader and was
rude enough to hang around and watch as his home gets trashed in the name of progress.

[video=youtube;5j1vWP5vIYU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j1vWP5vIYU[/video]

On the same day, anther victim of the urban sprawl get relocated from a building site in Dandenong

[video=youtube;k8gSHvLUpp0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8gSHvLUpp0[/video]

The day before, another copperhead need to be rescued from a local water recycling plant.

[video=youtube;_KZ481b6iNE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KZ481b6iNE[/video]

At this house in Langwarrin they had 6 electroic snake scarers beeping and operational.
The tigersnake didnt care in the slightest and had been living there for quite a while.
Remind me why I dont wear tight t-shirts again, lol.

[video=youtube;dFOgtVtWxwA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOgtVtWxwA[/video]

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Also was called to this tiger in Frankston that had been bailed up by a little fluffy snake smeller.
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[ollie]

A pretty little Copperhead from Cranbourne Victoria released today into a nice local bushland reserve. Love the copperheads such a joy to work with!

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

the snake traps are those 'snake safe" ones,look like a pizza box with a maze inside,havent had much luck with them though,although i did find a snake underneath the trap once

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Thanks Rob, so you havn't had any luck with them.
Are they easy to make or purchase?

[video=youtube;zaoOWKdRWgs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaoOWKdRWgs[/video]

Some copperheads getting released

 

[longqi]

View attachment 224255View attachment 224256View attachment 224256View attachment 224256Lovely little cobra
Came from a lane in Legian that runs off Poppies1
Bit chewed up by a dog but banged a few stitches in and these were two months later
You can still see the chunk missing
Wanted to make sure it was fit and well before releasing it
Took 20 minutes to catch again

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Those pics are not working Peter.

I was called out to a baby tigersnake that was in a cats bed a few nights ago.
The cat and the snake were both unharmed and seemed to be just sharing the bed...weird.

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[Snake Catcher Victoria]

[video=youtube;yYS93U1E_Pw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYS93U1E_Pw[/video]

 

[richoman_3]

very nice barry !!!
cant wait to find some coppheads

 

[grizz]

he was in there chasing the Australian birds Baz!

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

When I got there the lady told me she last saw the snake on the dresser under the window.

It wasn't there at 1st glace and I looked behind the dresser, not there.

Then out of the corner of my eye, I looked up and saw the snake curled, flared up, weaving and very angry
on the candle holder.

The woman saw it at the same time, then freaked and ran from the house

I think this particular snake was potentially going to make the news if it wasn't spotted .

 

[Poggle]

Love ya work Baz..You seem to get a lot of tigers. I do miss working with them more regularly

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

A few pics and an email from a M.O.P ..

My cat threw up a snake on the balcony a few weeks ago - only about 15cm long.
Now I'm stressing - he is a Kiwi cat so doesn't know about snakes.
Stressed more when the neighbours said how much they like my cat because they haven't has a snake in their yard since he arrived...

I think he went back and re-ate it

The copperhead was released a few days ago and the tiger was an earlier rescue.
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