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jonno · 13-03-2009, 11:19 PM posted to aus.gardens

a_nonny_mouse wrote:
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
She's only rational when the full moon phase goes away
Its a wonder sometimes that she gets a reponse...
Thats only my opinion of course. As a male I shouldnt have one according
to one who married a goose. Geese are good with snakes as a rule.