I moved here from Sydney. I'm in a small house in a residential area near Coffs Harbour. I knew there'd be snakes here and other things too but as I'm living in the suburbs, I was naive enough to think they'd be confined to the bushland. There were red belly blacks and death adders, in the 33acres of bushland that ran alongside my house in Sydney but I never saw one in the 30 years I lived there. These guys here, use the side gate, the front lawn, the side wall, to get where they want to go ... it's a bit different.
I'm satisfied that life here means seeing a few snakes around. I don't agree however, with those who say that it's their territory and we're the invaders. It's our home too. As humankind is higher than all creatures, we have a responsibility to respect and care for them all. It's also OUR seawater to swim in and OUR land to live in. I don't crawl into snake holes or curl up in birds nests and I have the same right to live peacefully in my home.
"If you don't want interaction with an amazing species of animals which have evolved over millions of year than perhaps you should live in antarctica"
No, antarctica is also populated with it's own creatures. There's no place on earth that man can claim to be his own, unless like creation, we also claim ALL of it and live in our own houses, on our own land and with our own rights respected. In saying that, I'm aware that snakes and other things won't think that way.
My strategy then, is simply to find out more about the creatures around me and that way, we'll learn to live with each other.
Thanks for all your help and comments. It's a good forum.
I'm satisfied that life here means seeing a few snakes around. I don't agree however, with those who say that it's their territory and we're the invaders. It's our home too. As humankind is higher than all creatures, we have a responsibility to respect and care for them all. It's also OUR seawater to swim in and OUR land to live in. I don't crawl into snake holes or curl up in birds nests and I have the same right to live peacefully in my home.
"If you don't want interaction with an amazing species of animals which have evolved over millions of year than perhaps you should live in antarctica"
No, antarctica is also populated with it's own creatures. There's no place on earth that man can claim to be his own, unless like creation, we also claim ALL of it and live in our own houses, on our own land and with our own rights respected. In saying that, I'm aware that snakes and other things won't think that way.
My strategy then, is simply to find out more about the creatures around me and that way, we'll learn to live with each other.
Thanks for all your help and comments. It's a good forum.
