Feeding time for my snake

**sAsLEX** · 5th June 2006, 00:33

Originally Posted by Hitcher

There are no snakes in New Zealand. Let's keep it that way.

Dads had one in at work (NP) they were going to bash it with wood but thought better of it and rang DOC who advised them it was rather venomous.

**Sniper** · 5th June 2006, 09:31

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Dads had one in at work (NP) they were going to bash it with wood but thought better of it and rang DOC who advised them it was rather venomous.

DOC wouldnt know a venomous snake if you bashed them in the head with it.

Nothing wrong with snakes, they are seriously misunderstood creatures and would do wonders with this possum problem in NZ. Unfortunatly they would only really be confined to the North Island cause although the SI has better habitat, its too cold.

I kept a large variety of snakes in SA, at one stage more than half were venomous. I have only been to hospital 3 times for venomous snake bites (A few more for non-venomous) and only one of those was a serious bite where I had complications. All were from my own stupidity.

People just fear snakes for the same reason the fear spiders, bats, various insects and large fast moving objects. They are dangerous but only if you let them be. Although I have had an encounter with a Black mamba and saw- scaled viper where they were having a bad day and wanted to bite me cause they could, but Im still sure it was my fault. Only a handful of the thousands of snakes in the world are venomous and only a small percentage of those are deadly. Most of those live in Australia.

**Hitcher** · 5th June 2006, 11:53

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Dads had one in at work (NP) they were going to bash it with wood but thought better of it and rang DOC who advised them it was rather venomous.

They should have rung MAF on 0800 80 99 66.

**Ixion** · 5th June 2006, 12:04

This thread is QUITE different to what I expected from the title.

Originally Posted by sniper

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I kept a large variety of snakes in SA, at one stage more than half were venomous. I have only been to hospital 3 times for venomous snake bites
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ONLY!

**Sniper** · 5th June 2006, 12:05

I had a friend who has been in hospital 14 times and Dad was in Hospital 8 times from snake bites.

**Lazy7** · 5th June 2006, 12:17

i've got $10 on the rat! just going to watch the video now. Anybody want to take that bet?

haha

**The Beast** · 5th June 2006, 19:54

Lazy7, you missed out half of the line for that song in your sig

**oldrider** · 5th June 2006, 23:27

Originally Posted by Pixie

Oh yeah?
What's that funny shaped building in Wellington full of?

Serpents???

**Ixion** · 6th June 2006, 00:14

Yes. Adders. They add to my problems. And subtractors too. They subtract from my income.

**Karma** · 6th June 2006, 00:23

Originally Posted by Sniper

I kept a large variety of snakes in SA, at one stage more than half were venomous. I have only been to hospital 3 times for venomous snake bites (A few more for non-venomous) and only one of those was a serious bite where I had complications. All were from my own stupidity.

Does anyone else remember this guy licking a spark plug?

I rest my case...