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a_nonny_mouse · 13-03-2009, 01:48 PM posted to aus.gardens

FarmI wrote:
"phil..c" wrote in message
wrote:
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:15:00 +1100, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:

Are there any amateur herpitologists reading here?

Yesterday just after having spent hours working in a particular spot, I
saw a Tiger Snake there. When I told my husband he said, "But he's such
a friendly snake". (And to think I've been married to this goose of a
man for nearly 40 years!)

Anyway, I was telling a neighbour this tale of husband silliness and
they said that snakes are cranky at the moment as it's breeding season.
My response was that I thought they bred earlier in the season.
Neighbour then said that it could be that they are shedding their skins
now and that is why they are cranky. I checked with a friend whose son
has pythons and she said they do get cranky when they shed their skins
and that she once had to help to wrestle a snake into a bathtub to aid
it when it failed to shed as it should and it got super cranky.

The sum total of this all these exchanges made me realise that although
I frequently see snakes, I don't know lot about them. I know a fair
amount about the birds and other animals aroudn here but not snakes.

Does anyone know anythign about the life cycle of snakes? Or a good
book on the subject?

It'll probably be one with "SNAKES" in the title.... (:-))
also would have been helpful if you informed us where *here* is

If anyone reading my post is too stupid to figure out that since I'm asking
a question about snakes in the Australian garden group and so must be
interested in Australian snakes then they are clearly too stupid to give a
cogent response.

With due respect, that was an uncalled for response!
At last look, Australia was a land of some 3000km by 2700 km (I won't
argue discrepancies in these figures)
And! there were different species of animals and reptiles in different
areas.
Methinks the responders question was quite reasonable and definitely did
not deserve such a reply from OP. In my opinion the only one who could
be considered stupid would be .... well I'll leave that open to
interpretation ;-0

annonnymouse