Poisonous snake loose in wollongong

[Se/2aph]

Did anyone loose a poisonous snake around the cliff rd housing commision buildings in wollongong near belmore basin?

A resident's dog was bittin and died recently in that location.

 

[tarafritz2011]

Snakes aren't poisionous. & what makes you think it is a captive? Could just be wild?

 

[jakedasnake]

yes some snakes are poisonous tara.

 

[tarafritz2011]

yes some snakes are poisonous tara.

No, they are venomous they carry venom, not poison.

 

[jakedasnake]

No, they are venomous they carry venom, not poison.

my bad i mean some snakes are venomous.

 

[Grogshla]

That is a shame. Poor doggy. I will keep an eye out as I live really close to this area.
I guess now we understand what all those in remote parts of australia have to deal with on a daily basis.
Either way thanks for the heads up mate.

 

[killimike]

I'm sorry, why would there be any suspicion at all to start with that the snake was an escaped captive? *Venomous* snakes are native to that area.

 

[PilbaraPythons]

As if anyone would likely admit it anyway, considering it killed someones pet.

 

[GeckPhotographer]

Snakes aren't poisionous.

'
Who's to say there isn't a poisonous snake out there? Most vertebrate groups have at least some poisonous species...

 

[-Peter]

People presume that snake are not present in some areas because they, having lived there for many many years, have never seen one.
It is assume by many of my neighbours that every red belly in our area must have escaped from me or that I release them there.
One bloke told me how he had played on the line as a kid and never seen anything. No bluetongues, no water skinks, no frogs and no snakes.
I would love to take the credit but its not mine to do so.

ps. wasn't there recently a snake that used toxins from its prey to render itself poisonous.

 

[tarafritz2011]

'
Who's to say there isn't a poisonous snake out there? Most vertebrate groups have at least some poisonous species...

Touche

 

[killimike]

Really Peter, are people that ignorant of their surroundings? Unbelievable. My family has never had the first thing to do w reptiles, but they at least know that venomous snakes live in our area. And are venomous. Also, that whether they are poisonous is irrelevant unless you plan to bite it.

 

[Snowman]

Really Peter, are people that ignorant of their surroundings? Unbelievable. My family has never had the first thing to do w reptiles, but they at least know that venomous snakes live in our area. And are venomous. Also, that whether they are poisonous is irrelevant unless you plan to bite it.

That's what I always say when people are looking at my pythons... THEM: "are they poisonous?" ME: "no you could eat them if you wanted too.."

 

[FAY]

Unless it was a taipan...then you could pretty well put your money on an escapee...

 

[Se/2aph]

Ok does it really matter what wording i use? No helping ppl!! 'Venomous' snakes are native to wollongong yes but iv kived here ova 20 yrs and iv never come across or evem heard of natives living wild in a built up cbd!!
The reason i posted this in the first place was merely a heads up cause my mother inlaw lives in those units and my 3 kids play there regularly and even tho i have educated them on reptiles in general they still arent faster than a snake if within strike range.

 

[hrafna]

take 1 snakes alive snake, inject arsenic and *voila* you have a poisnonous snake!

 

[killimike]

That's what I always say when people are looking at my pythons... THEM: "are they poisonous?" ME: "no you could eat them if you wanted too.."

Gold! I have said something similar myself

 

[Beard]

People presume that snake are not present in some areas because they, having lived there for many many years, have never seen one.
It is assume by many of my neighbours that every red belly in our area must have escaped from me or that I release them there.
One bloke told me how he had played on the line as a kid and never seen anything. No bluetongues, no water skinks, no frogs and no snakes.
I would love to take the credit but its not mine to do so.

ps. wasn't there recently a snake that used toxins from its prey to render itself poisonous.

And people presume that this thread is serious. It appears to be a touch of a wind up. I smell shenanigans with a touch of bulldung

 

[killimike]

It is the kind of question people ask, as evidenced by the responses in the thread, tho you could well be right!

 

[Tassie97]

That's what I always say when people are looking at my pythons... THEM: "are they poisonous?" ME: "no you could eat them if you wanted too.."

but if you are not aborigine you could be fined lol