StS Posted March 28, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 28, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) From what I've read in Wikipedia, it might have been a good idea to sit somewhere else than on the same stone of this sunbathing Austrelaps. Thank you for your interest Stefan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/270809-austrelaps-australian-copperhead/?do=findComment&comment=3243175'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 Hi StS, Take a look here Austrelaps (Australian Copperhead). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted March 28, 2017 Share #2 Posted March 28, 2017 Nice, it shows how well this beautiful animal fits into its habitat. I am always happy to see a snake . It is irrational to fear them. Although a minority of species is lethally venomous, most will not attack without provocation and prefer to run away from human beings. The number of people killed worldwide by snakes is a fraction of the number of people killed by mammals like hippos, predators, and elephants, reptiles like crocodiles fish like sharks and above all insects like mosquitoes. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted March 28, 2017 Thank you, Jaap, typically snakes should make their excuses, when our noisy species comes along. Stefan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted March 28, 2017 Share #4 Posted March 28, 2017 My years of traipsing through the bush, I always welcomed them as nature to enjoy. More afraid of humans...they don't want to fight. If I saw a Tiger Snake...they sit and flick their tongues...well I'd just go around it. Nice picture... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted March 29, 2017 Share #5 Posted March 29, 2017 The snake is beautiful, but what I find most interesting about this shot is how the snake's body is exactly on the contour line between the light and dark rock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted March 31, 2017 I guess it was simply the most comfortable position. Stefan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted March 31, 2017 Share #7 Posted March 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would just qualify Jaap's comments with that in Australia (where this snake is) actually more species than not are venomous. Some very much so. It's sensible to treat them all with respect and care should you encounter them 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan c. davis Posted April 1, 2017 Share #8 Posted April 1, 2017 I would just qualify Jaap's comments with that in Australia (where this snake is) actually more species than not are venomous. Some very much so. It's sensible to treat them all with respect and care should you encounter them Spot on Geoff. Australia has 120 odd species of snakes and more than 100 are venomous, some highly. The copperhead above is a sloth though compared to some species. All that said far more people die of bee stings each year in Oz than snake bites. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted April 1, 2017 Share #9 Posted April 1, 2017 Spare a thought for us then, we don't have them at all, so the fear factor is even higher. Gary 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted April 1, 2017 Share #10 Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) I know it sounds a bit pithy...but treat all nature with respect. We are all but a smidge, on a grain of sand on an endless beach. .. Edited April 1, 2017 by david strachan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted April 1, 2017 Share #11 Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) Spare a thought for us then, we don't have them at all, so the fear factor is even higher. Gary Gary are you coming to Melbourne for this Challenge? Can tell you some stories there if so Edited April 1, 2017 by hoppyman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted April 2, 2017 Share #12 Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) Snakes are plentiful in rural Australia, tigers, browns, blacks and copperheads. All but the slightly sluggish red bellied black are aggressive and will bite first and ask questions later. The tiger is particularly dangerous as it is a bad tempered critter and, if annoyed, will rear back and strike from quite a distance away. Country people (of my generation and before it became politically incorrect) generally indiscriminately hated snakes, everyone had a story or two to tell of losing dogs, horses and cattle to snake bite and through the summer months children are at risk. As kids growing up in the country we were thoroughly indoctrinated against snakes, from the age of 5 or 6 we were made to carry a standard issue snakebite emergency kit when we went out in the paddocks every day. This kit consisted of a razor blade (one of those old double edged ones) and a bandage/tourniquet, we were given detailed instructions on how to cut the snake bitten area and how to suck out the venom, a ridiculous and dangerous practice that is frowned upon and derided these days. Edited April 2, 2017 by platypus 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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