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There's Snakes where I live (Australia). You just kind of normalize them - don't really give them much thought. Growing up I was always told "Snakes are more a
by bigger_cheese 8y ago
There's Snakes where I live (Australia). You just kind of normalize them - don't really give them much thought.
Growing up I was always told "Snakes are more afraid of you then you are of them" and "Snakes are only hostile if you provoke them."
You hear stories from time to time about people's dogs being attacked by snakes but never really a concern. I've had lizards wander into my house (occasionally on the larger side - a few years ago I heard rustling in my kitchen found a Lizard that was about 20cm - picked it up with a beach towel and released it outside) but thankfully never any snakes.
Poisonous spiders are more of a concern for me then snakes, especially Redback's. I've found these in my house multiple times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider
- abrookewood 8y agoI'm not sure why you are worried about redbacks - no one has died from them in decades if I recall correctly and I don't think hospitals even bother with anti-venom anymore. Besides which, they are slow moving, docile and fairly easy to spot. I think they only time they represent a threat is if you accidentally touched one by picking up rocks etc. The funnel web on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work ...
- dreamcompiler 8y agoNobody has died from a funnel web since the antivenin was introduced many years ago. Still, I'd prefer to keep my distance from them while in Australia.
- dreamcompiler 8y agoIn the USA, redbacks are called black widows and they are quite docile. Some people handle them routinely without getting bitten. I prefer not to do that, but when I find one in my garage I just move it away from the house.