Greetings to the group,

I think I may be posting to the wrong group but here goes.Today my dog
Daisy(Jack Russell) was barking and I knew from the sound of her bark there
was a snake in the back yard,she usually gets a couple of brown or whip
snakes every year but when I got out she was backing off a bit which is
unusual for her and then I saw why there was a snake that I estimate to be
at least 8 foot long.I came out of the ferns and went into a tree in my
backyard about 6 feet up and just stayed there,it is a beautiful looking
thing.I think it may have ate something because it looked like it was asleep
and I think that is what they do to digest their food.It is definitely a
phyton but I do not know what kind but what I am trying to find out is how
long it would have taken to grow that large.I am at Caloundra on the
Sunshine Coast if any one thinks they may know also what type of python it
is,

Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen,

Best Wishes,

Mick

How lucky. Do you have a camera?

--
Stephen Oakes

How lucky. Do you have a camera?

--
Stephen Oakes

mick wrote:
>
> Greetings to the group,
>
> I think I may be posting to the wrong group but here goes.Today my dog
> Daisy(Jack Russell) was barking and I knew from the sound of her bark there
> was a snake in the back yard,she usually gets a couple of brown or whip
> snakes every year but when I got out she was backing off a bit which is
> unusual for her and then I saw why there was a snake that I estimate to be
> at least 8 foot long.I came out of the ferns and went into a tree in my
> backyard about 6 feet up and just stayed there,it is a beautiful looking
> thing.I think it may have ate something because it looked like it was asleep
> and I think that is what they do to digest their food.It is definitely a
> phyton but I do not know what kind but what I am trying to find out is how
> long it would have taken to grow that large.I am at Caloundra on the
> Sunshine Coast if any one thinks they may know also what type of python it
> is,
>
> Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Mick

Wow! Can you get a decent look at the snake, Mick? A picture would be great, but
in the absence of that, you need to be able to say what colour the animal is,
what shape its head/nose are, whether there's an obvious 'neck' and roughly how
long/thick it is. Comments on its behaviour and the way it moves might help as
well. Lots of snakes come in lots of variable colour phases, so an accurate ID
is often very difficult by hearsay. If the snake is as big as you say, *please*
keep your little Daisy away from it! I reckon she'd be a safe bet for Mr Snake's
dinner!

I've seen a very large Diamond Python almost comatose after swallowing a rat or
bandicoot: it was barely able to move and happily allowed itself to be picked up
and moved off a busy road! Does yours have a large 'lump' in it, just past the
head? Is anyone in your neighborhood missing a small animal?

Best of luck in identifying your visitor - *do* let us know if you find out what
it is! And please try and post a picture somewhere so we can all share the
amazement! ;-D

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

g'day mick,

yep a pic would be good but for me the most common python up here is
the carpet python aka carpet snake, and it is probably in your yard
because you have a food source for it eg.,. rodents or maybe chooks,
depending on the size of the dog it could make a meal but maybe the
sanke might have to be somewhat bigger don't know?

anyhow if you do a google or something search for the above snake you
may ahve you answer. if the snake is in any danger you could ring your
local wildlife officer they have an office on the sunshine coast.

len

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"in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment
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Hi to the group,

Just a quick note that I have posted a photo of the snake in
alt.binaries.photos

Best Wishes to all,

Mick
"mick" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings to the group,
>
> I think I may be posting to the wrong group but here goes.Today my dog
> Daisy(Jack Russell) was barking and I knew from the sound of her bark
there
> was a snake in the back yard,she usually gets a couple of brown or whip
> snakes every year but when I got out she was backing off a bit which is
> unusual for her and then I saw why there was a snake that I estimate to
be
> at least 8 foot long.I came out of the ferns and went into a tree in my
> backyard about 6 feet up and just stayed there,it is a beautiful looking
> thing.I think it may have ate something because it looked like it was
asleep
> and I think that is what they do to digest their food.It is definitely a
> phyton but I do not know what kind but what I am trying to find out is
how
> long it would have taken to grow that large.I am at Caloundra on the
> Sunshine Coast if any one thinks they may know also what type of python it
> is,
>
> Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Mick
>
>

g'day mick,

can't find that group on my server.

i can access alt.binaries.pictures.gardens

ta

len

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mick wrote:
> Hi to the group,
>
> Just a quick note that I have posted a photo of the snake in
> alt.binaries.photos

There's a chappie who reads alt.binaries.ozdebate, who keeps snakes, perhaps
if you post it there he may be able to help you.
or alt.binaries.pictures.animals
some one there may also be able to help.

mick wrote:
|| Hi to the group,
||
|| Just a quick note that I have posted a photo of the snake in
|| alt.binaries.photos
||
|| Best Wishes to all,

Unfortunately I can't see that group

--
Tricia

I have had trouble posting the picture my message was posted but I also
got a message that OE had removed unsafe contents from post which I also
often get when I receive mail from others.I cannot work this out as I have
just mail the photo to my self and received it no worries and I did a virus
scan on it and it was all clear.If any emails me at

I will email them the photo,

Best Wishes,

Mick
"Tricia" > wrote in message
...
> mick wrote:
> || Hi to the group,
> ||
> || Just a quick note that I have posted a photo of the snake in
> || alt.binaries.photos
> ||
> || Best Wishes to all,
>
> Unfortunately I can't see that group
>
> --
> Tricia
>
>

mick wrote:
|| I have had trouble posting the picture my message was posted but
|| I also got a message that OE had removed unsafe contents from post
|| which I also often get when I receive mail from others.I cannot work
|| this out as I have just mail the photo to my self and received it no
|| worries and I did a virus scan on it and it was all clear.If any
|| emails me at
||
|| I will email them the photo,
||
|| Best Wishes,
||
|| Mick

Email sent

--
Tricia

hey tricia,

maybe when you get the pic you could post on the
<alt.binaries.pictures.gardens> news group??

tia

len

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len gardener wrote:
|| hey tricia,
||
|| maybe when you get the pic you could post on the
|| <alt.binaries.pictures.gardens> news group??
||
|| tia
||
|| len

No worries I will (when I get it)

--
Tricia

len gardener wrote:
|| hey tricia,
||
|| maybe when you get the pic you could post on the
|| <alt.binaries.pictures.gardens> news group??
||
|| tia
||
|| len

Just posted it under heading
Mick's snake from discussion in aus.gardens

--
Tricia

thanks tricia,

very much appreciated

len

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thanks tricia,

very much appreciated

len

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len gardener wrote:
|| thanks tricia,
||
|| very much appreciated

No worries :D

--
Tricia

len gardener wrote:
|| thanks tricia,
||
|| very much appreciated

No worries :D

--
Tricia

just saw the pic mick,

my money is on it being a carpet python aka (Morlelia spilota).

enjoy

len

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just saw the pic mick,

my money is on it being a carpet python aka (Morlelia spilota).

enjoy

len

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After searching the net and talking to people I am about 90% sure it is a
coastal diamond python,

Best Wishes,

Mick
"mick" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings to the group,
>
> I think I may be posting to the wrong group but here goes.Today my dog
> Daisy(Jack Russell) was barking and I knew from the sound of her bark
there
> was a snake in the back yard,she usually gets a couple of brown or whip
> snakes every year but when I got out she was backing off a bit which is
> unusual for her and then I saw why there was a snake that I estimate to
be
> at least 8 foot long.I came out of the ferns and went into a tree in my
> backyard about 6 feet up and just stayed there,it is a beautiful looking
> thing.I think it may have ate something because it looked like it was
asleep
> and I think that is what they do to digest their food.It is definitely a
> phyton but I do not know what kind but what I am trying to find out is
how
> long it would have taken to grow that large.I am at Caloundra on the
> Sunshine Coast if any one thinks they may know also what type of python it
> is,
>
> Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Mick
>
>

After searching the net and talking to people I am about 90% sure it is a
coastal diamond python,

Best Wishes,

Mick
"mick" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings to the group,
>
> I think I may be posting to the wrong group but here goes.Today my dog
> Daisy(Jack Russell) was barking and I knew from the sound of her bark
there
> was a snake in the back yard,she usually gets a couple of brown or whip
> snakes every year but when I got out she was backing off a bit which is
> unusual for her and then I saw why there was a snake that I estimate to
be
> at least 8 foot long.I came out of the ferns and went into a tree in my
> backyard about 6 feet up and just stayed there,it is a beautiful looking
> thing.I think it may have ate something because it looked like it was
asleep
> and I think that is what they do to digest their food.It is definitely a
> phyton but I do not know what kind but what I am trying to find out is
how
> long it would have taken to grow that large.I am at Caloundra on the
> Sunshine Coast if any one thinks they may know also what type of python it
> is,
>
> Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Mick
>
>

"len gardener" > wrote in message
...
> just saw the pic mick,
>
> my money is on it being a carpet python aka (Morlelia spilota).
>
> enjoy
>
> len
>
> snipped
> --
> happy gardening
> 'it works for me it could work for you,'
>
> "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the
environment
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/

I would also peg it as a Carpet Python. A decent sized one as well, and
looks to be quite healthy.

The cool thing about most of the pythons of this type is they have
heat-sensitive pits under the jaw, which allows them to 'see' via
heat-vision. Makes them pretty good at tracking down the elusive prey.

Very good mouse-catchers; I like having them around. They scare the living
death out of you when you meet them unexpectedly, but they are greats snakes
to have patrolling your ceiling. For some reason, the frog brothers guild
here tend to disagree...

I would also keep an eye on your dog, if it isnt a very big one. The big
carpet snake here years ago used to eat the odd kitten, and the snake in the
pic is bigger than the one we had. A jack Russel is probably too large for
it, but I wouldnt tempt fate...

Cheers,

Rod.......Out Back

Is there a pic available ?

Pat

"mick" > wrote in message
...
> After searching the net and talking to people I am about 90% sure it is
a
> coastal diamond python,
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Mick
> "mick" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings to the group,
> >
> > I think I may be posting to the wrong group but here goes.Today my dog
> > Daisy(Jack Russell) was barking and I knew from the sound of her bark
> there
> > was a snake in the back yard,she usually gets a couple of brown or whip
> > snakes every year but when I got out she was backing off a bit which is
> > unusual for her and then I saw why there was a snake that I estimate to
> be
> > at least 8 foot long.I came out of the ferns and went into a tree in my
> > backyard about 6 feet up and just stayed there,it is a beautiful looking
> > thing.I think it may have ate something because it looked like it was
> asleep
> > and I think that is what they do to digest their food.It is definitely a
> > phyton but I do not know what kind but what I am trying to find out is
> how
> > long it would have taken to grow that large.I am at Caloundra on the
> > Sunshine Coast if any one thinks they may know also what type of python
it
> > is,
> >
> > Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen,
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> >
> > Mick
> >
> >
>
>

yeh pat,

go here:

<alt.binaries.pictures.gardens>

len

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yeh pat,

go here:

<alt.binaries.pictures.gardens>

len

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Thanks Len

"len gardener" > wrote in message
...
> yeh pat,
>
> go here:
>
> <alt.binaries.pictures.gardens>
>
> len
>
> snipped
> --
> happy gardening
> 'it works for me it could work for you,'
>
> "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the
environment
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/