I don't know all that much either, but I am learning quickly! There seem to be a lot around my place. Tiger snakes and red-belly blacks are all I have seen so far.
It is a bit of a worry with inquisitive dogs around - especially at this time of year when the snakes are active, hungry and venomous.
Aside from that, I actually quite enjoy seeing them from time to time!
G'day Soakes, I would have bet money that tiger snakes can't climb trees. But this certainly looks like a tiger and it is certainly climbing a tree. I think it is amazing that any snake can climb like the one in you'r photo. I once seen a green tree snake climbing "around" a smooth barked gum tree, I've no idea what he was holding on to.
Ray
If I had not seen very large Brown snakes in the tops of Mulga trees in NSW than I would have sworn that the snake in your pic is a Python.
Your 2nd pic leaves no doubt, that is definately a Tiger.
I will say that the tiger snake climbing the tree was not very good at it! It seemed to be stuck where I found it (as in the photo) and was looking around for a "foot"hold while holding on with its tail. I think the tree was probably a little beyond it. I guess a much rougher tree or one which it could curl around would have been easier.
After it realised I was there it turned and tried to climb down, then fell!
ha ha that is great. What a fantastic sight.
Is that some type of python?
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cheers,
steve
Yes they do soakes but then so do a lot of birds, I guess that's just the way it is. Unussual sight anyway thanks for posting.
See Yez
Trev
That is not a python - that is a tiger snake.
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
thanks, you can tell i know very little about snakes.
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cheers.
steve
I don't know all that much either, but I am learning quickly! There seem to be a lot around my place. Tiger snakes and red-belly blacks are all I have seen so far.
It is a bit of a worry with inquisitive dogs around - especially at this time of year when the snakes are active, hungry and venomous.
Aside from that, I actually quite enjoy seeing them from time to time!
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
A red-bellied black snake came under my van last week, him and I got very scared. I pulled my legs up real quick..
G'day Soakes, I would have bet money that tiger snakes can't climb trees. But this certainly looks like a tiger and it is certainly climbing a tree. I think it is amazing that any snake can climb like the one in you'r photo. I once seen a green tree snake climbing "around" a smooth barked gum tree, I've no idea what he was holding on to.
Ray
If I had not seen very large Brown snakes in the tops of Mulga trees in NSW than I would have sworn that the snake in your pic is a Python.
Your 2nd pic leaves no doubt, that is definately a Tiger.
I will say that the tiger snake climbing the tree was not very good at it! It seemed to be stuck where I found it (as in the photo) and was looking around for a "foot"hold while holding on with its tail. I think the tree was probably a little beyond it. I guess a much rougher tree or one which it could curl around would have been easier.
After it realised I was there it turned and tried to climb down, then fell!
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Wow nice 1 cheers for sharing,seeing is believing!!
tez