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What snake is it ?

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Created by Macroscien > 9 months ago, 16 Sep 2013
Macroscien
QLD, 6806 posts
16 Sep 2013 3:10PM
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What snake is it ?
Not a first time spotted in my garden..( location G.C QLD)



d1
WA, 304 posts
16 Sep 2013 1:19PM
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Macro, can you take a picture with a macro?

E T
QLD, 2286 posts
16 Sep 2013 3:28PM
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Looks like a green tree snake.
If she is about 1.00m long and about 20 - 30mm round I may be right. They are common on the Sunshine Coast where I live.
They change colour depernding on where they are are generally that browny colour on the underside and varying shades of green to light brown on top.
Very rare to see them as they are well camoflaged.
The good sides is that they are not poisonous.
Though I stress dont take my word for it.
Et

Macroscien
QLD, 6806 posts
16 Sep 2013 3:37PM
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Here is video if that my help

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Mark _australia
WA, 22412 posts
16 Sep 2013 1:37PM
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Dunno what the skinny one is but the one on the left is bloody huge!

(In the pic before he posted the video )

62mac
WA, 24860 posts
16 Sep 2013 1:41PM
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Is it olive in colour,the head looks like a tree snake but a long one.

Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
16 Sep 2013 3:53PM
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Mark _australia said..

Dunno what the skinny one is but the one of the left is bloody huge!


I was looking at that one too...evil looking, dragon-like serpent! OMFG!!!

Careful, it might grow up to be like this little fella...

evlPanda
NSW, 9202 posts
16 Sep 2013 4:32PM
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Or this one:



There are a lot of snakes on the Gold Coast, but not where you are Macro (R. Bay area?). I'd say it's a friendly tree snake.

stamp
QLD, 2770 posts
16 Sep 2013 4:39PM
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looks like a whip snake to me, i've seen heaps on our block. they are pretty docile unless you corner them, & are venomous but not dangerous to adults
edit: i just watched the video you posted macro, & now i'm not so sure it's a whip

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
16 Sep 2013 4:39PM
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Looks armless to me .........boom boom

pweedas
WA, 4642 posts
16 Sep 2013 3:05PM
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It's an earthworm which has been affected by chem trails.
The effects of chemtrails remain unspecified but I'm sure this must be one of them.
Be careful because another unspecified effect is that it can turn earthworms venomous.

(actually, I'm not really sure if that's true, but it could be. better check with pm33) )

Macroscien
QLD, 6806 posts
16 Sep 2013 5:19PM
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More visitors.
that small one some times ago 3 meters of the house back door



GypsyDrifter
WA, 2371 posts
16 Sep 2013 3:40PM
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^^^ not too sure if that's good camouflage ? (being black with white stripes)
He sticks out like ...yer he just stick out
I have seen lots of sea snakes this colour

WA71
WA, 1382 posts
16 Sep 2013 3:45PM
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GypsyDrifter said..
^^^ not too sure if that's good camouflage ? (being black with white stripes)

He sticks out like ...yer he just stick out

I have seen lots of sea snakes this colour


Could it be a























































Trouser snake

E T
QLD, 2286 posts
16 Sep 2013 6:27PM
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Trouser snakes have got Bigger heads than that one!!

WA71
WA, 1382 posts
16 Sep 2013 4:33PM
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E T said..
Trouser snakes have got Bigger heads than that one!!






ET would know

E T
QLD, 2286 posts
16 Sep 2013 6:44PM
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WA71 said..

E T said..
Trouser snakes have got Bigger heads than that one!!






ET would know


I only know because I phoned home!!!!!!!

Macroscien
QLD, 6806 posts
16 Sep 2013 7:03PM
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I am so lucky that I don't have any alligators in my pond ( but I still have carpet python )

-upload_owner

ggh
VIC, 190 posts
16 Sep 2013 7:45PM
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Macroscien said..

More visitors.
that one some times ago 3 meters of the house back door





Bandi Bandi pretty harmles , the other resembles a green tree snake harmless also , however its near imposible to tell and colours can change depending on the season and age .

myusernam
QLD, 6124 posts
16 Sep 2013 8:19PM
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they are both taipans. if they bite you cut the wound with a knife and suck the poison out

Mark _australia
WA, 22412 posts
16 Sep 2013 6:58PM
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ggh said..
Macroscien said..



More visitors.

that one some times ago 3 meters of the house back door









Bandi Bandi pretty harmles , the other resembles a green tree snake harmless also , however its near imposible to tell and colours can change depending on the season and age .



What we call a bandi bandi here is not harmless I think...

deejay8204
QLD, 557 posts
16 Sep 2013 9:16PM
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Macroscien said..

What snake is it ?
Not a first time spotted in my garden..( location G.C QLD)





I would have said the yellow faced whip snake, but the length of it has me confused, so most likely a tree snake.

and the bandy bandy, http://www.snakecatchers.com.au/Bandy_Bandy.php

slainte
QLD, 2246 posts
16 Sep 2013 10:42PM
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If thats a white spot on its head its DEADLY harmless. We,ve had several in the house Sth of Brissie. They love rocks and gardens
Linky www.bobinoz.com/blog/4160/theres-only-one-good-snake/

Macroscien
QLD, 6806 posts
16 Sep 2013 11:12PM
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Here is last ( for now) lazy snake.
It took a while to cross the driveway. Blocking access to Jakub returning on his motorbike for good 5 minutes. He managed to get home ( Kuba not the snake ) , take a camera and took several pictures.





Longer a bit then my driveway wide 3- 4 m -?

cisco
QLD, 12337 posts
17 Sep 2013 12:04PM
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E T said..

Trouser snakes have got Bigger heads than that one!!


And only one eye.

Razzonater
2224 posts
17 Sep 2013 10:55AM
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There is one thing that concerns me in all photos and that is that all snakes are alive, therefore deadly. It would be much easier to identify the level of danger all snakes pose once there heads are removed with a shovel. IE headless snake= harmless if worried about upsetting greenies the best thing to do is to throw the snakes body back into the scrub where it can than regrow a new head, similair to a lizard growing its tail back.

WA71
WA, 1382 posts
17 Sep 2013 11:01AM
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Razzonater said..
There is one thing that concerns me in all photos and that is that all snakes are alive, therefore deadly. It would be much easier to identify the level of danger all snakes pose once there heads are removed with a shovel. IE headless snake= harmless if worried about upsetting greenies the best thing to do is to throw the snakes body back into the scrub where it can than regrow a new head, similair to a lizard growing its tail back.


Um, WTF?????????????????????????

Macroscien
QLD, 6806 posts
17 Sep 2013 1:11PM
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Razzonater said..

There is one thing that concerns me in all photos and that is that all snakes are alive, therefore deadly. It would be much easier to identify the level of danger all snakes pose once there heads are removed with a shovel. IE headless snake= harmless if worried about upsetting greenies the best thing to do is to throw the snakes body back into the scrub where it can than regrow a new head, similair to a lizard growing its tail back.


95% of all accidents with snakes happen during attempt to kill the snake, when snake was provoked and responded to the attack.
I try to remain in the other 5% category an leave them alone
Wait, I did employ geese to chase them away. That is what I heard. Since I have two geese, no brown snakes around my pond.
The snake above just happen to be outside perimeter protected by geese due to fence around pond.
Before that I saw on may occasion something snaky looking swimming in the pond.

Razzonater
2224 posts
17 Sep 2013 12:03PM
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95% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Most accidents involving snakes are actually in planes on which Samuel L Jackson is flying. Their is actually a documentary called snakes on a plane which is a realistic and reasonable overview of how snakes behave on a plane. Generally most snakes are killed when driving cars, this is due to them having no arms to steer with. All other snake deaths are generally related to me and a shovel

NoBS
WA, 908 posts
17 Sep 2013 2:15PM
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Is it the pink headed trouser python?

buckles
VIC, 107 posts
18 Sep 2013 11:55PM
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95% of snakebites occur because people didn't use the correct end of the shovel. I wish all the snakes here were harmless varieties like QLD has. I quickly get tired of all the bloody tiger snakes here.



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