longqi
Very Well-Known Member
Amazing to me a ranger would shoot the snake given that it is illegal. What's he going to do when another one turns up and he's not there. Not anyone with a shotty. Pathetic
You have to also understand that Steve is talking about outlying communities
Most of these are a long way from any medical help especially during the wet season
If someone did get hit by a taipan they would probably die if envenomated
Its a very different case to being close to Melbourne with full medical easily reachable in a short time
This would have been a definite consideration for the ranger mentioned by Steve
Also 99% of native Australians are basically terrified of all snakes, quite possibly including this ranger, who may have exactly zero knowledge about capture and relocation techniques
Without knowing the entire story I find it hard to criticise him too much