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"Jock" wrote:

For land snakes, pour a line of salt around your boundary and outside your
doorways. It must be at least 10mm high. Snakes don't like salt, you never
see any on the beaches so that should prove this theory.

Sorry, but I've actually seen a small red-bellied black sunning itself on
Bundeena beach at 11am! There were lots of people around, but nobody seemed
interested in spreading their towels anywhere near him...

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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(plat4) writes:
Yes I know it's an aussie group. I figured who would know about
snakes more than you guys. If I am not mistaken sometimes Australia is called
the " reptile continent" with not that many species of mammals. Thanks for the
advice btw.

Australia does have its fair share of mammals. As for our "reptile"
reputation ... apparently you haven't met many Aussie men?? ;-)
--
John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)

Anthony (Tony) Cameron writes:
I think that might be an old wive's tale. As a child I used to catch
snakes on Central and North Coast beaches.

At a beach once I noticed a black snake dozing on the sand right where I
was going to sit! My guess is that it found the habitat well provisioned--
rats attracted by the food discarded by people using the beach by day.

Currently I have found snakes in my sal****er pool
on several occasions.

I once had spiteful neighbours, too! I moved. ;-)
--
John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)

(plat4) writes:
Yes I know it's an aussie group. I figured who would know about
snakes more than you guys. If I am not mistaken sometimes Australia is called
the " reptile continent" with not that many species of mammals. Thanks for the
advice btw.

Australia does have its fair share of mammals. As for our "reptile"
reputation ... apparently you haven't met many Aussie men?? ;-)
--
John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)

Anthony (Tony) Cameron writes:
I think that might be an old wive's tale. As a child I used to catch
snakes on Central and North Coast beaches.

At a beach once I noticed a black snake dozing on the sand right where I
was going to sit! My guess is that it found the habitat well provisioned--
rats attracted by the food discarded by people using the beach by day.

Currently I have found snakes in my sal****er pool
on several occasions.

I once had spiteful neighbours, too! I moved. ;-)
--
John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)

(plat4) writes:
Yes I know it's an aussie group. I figured who would know about
snakes more than you guys. If I am not mistaken sometimes Australia is called
the " reptile continent" with not that many species of mammals. Thanks for the
advice btw.

Australia does have its fair share of mammals. As for our "reptile"
reputation ... apparently you haven't met many Aussie men?? ;-)
--
John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)

Anthony (Tony) Cameron writes:
I think that might be an old wive's tale. As a child I used to catch
snakes on Central and North Coast beaches.

At a beach once I noticed a black snake dozing on the sand right where I
was going to sit! My guess is that it found the habitat well provisioned--
rats attracted by the food discarded by people using the beach by day.

Currently I have found snakes in my sal****er pool
on several occasions.

I once had spiteful neighbours, too! I moved. ;-)
--
John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)