Stay Alert when out in the yard
The recent very wet weather in the Eastern States of Australia have made perfect environment for snakes.
The floods in Queensland have deprived snakes of food for a few weeks now and they are hungry and some cases still clinging on to any bit of high ground they can to stay out of the water.
All this means that when the flood waters recede the snakes will be looking for food and a new place to live.
ROCKHAMPTON: a huge brown snake rests on a garden fence in Depot Hill Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen Source: The Courier-Mail
This article by Peter Michael in Brisbane’s Courier Mail highlights the need to be on the look out.
Be very vigilant when walking around your back yard especially if the grass is long.
Just yesterday I was laying on the grass watching my son ride his scooter in the skate park on the Gold Coast, Australia. I was looking at my phone which I held in my hand and the ear plug cable was stretched out on the ground. I felt a movement on the cable and looked to see a brown snake about to slither over my leg (thigh) on its way to a dam for a drink. Needless to say that is the fastest I have moved this year and the snake just kept on its way to the dam.
So be aware when in the yard, snakes are out and they aren’t scared off just because something big is in front of them.
For anyone who has bought a snake repeller, check to make sure it is working. You will hear it buzz every 45 seconds or so. If you do happen to see a snake passing through your yard, let it go. It not there to take up residence and it won’t stay around if you have a sentinel electronic snake repeller.
