What kind of snake is this?

[Quark]

The killer serpents as you refer them as that could bury you very fast here in Australia are

*King brown (Mulga snake)

* Eastern/Western brown snakes

* Tiger snake

* Death Adder

* Coastal/Inland taipans

I came awfully close to being tagged by a juvie tiger snake in mid 2020 trying to lure it into a bin for relocation away from my front yard it got very stroppy and lashed out even though i was a standing at a safe distance

I hate snakes!

 

[Robert Stewart]

Australia not only has the highly venomous snakes, but aren't they highly aggressive ones too? That's a dangerous combination.

The tiger, taipan, king brown, brown and copperhead can get very stroppy and aggressive if you encroach on their safe space or get to close to them whereas their relo's the red bellied black are very placid and rather play avoid/hide but can deliver a nasty bite if they are mishandled or stepped on by accident

Australia doesn't just have the snakes. They have monster crocodiles. Killer jellyfish. Great White sharks. Even their birds are dangerous (the Cassowary can go after you like a velociraptor, can't it?) I was a nervous dad when my daughter did "study abroad" in Tasmania, since she really likes exploring out of the way places. But doesn't Tasmania have slightly more cuddly animals than the rest of Australia?

Don't forget we also have a bird called the magpie who acts like a proverbial bomb diver during spring as well as Kangaroos which can deliver an ass whopping if you get too up close to them in the wild but can also write off your car or fourbie if you hit one between dusk and first light

(the Cassowary can go after you like a velociraptor, can't it?)

The cassowary is practically a living dinosaur that not only can chase you at a top speed of 50 km/h but also deliver a butt kicking as well

They have monster crocodiles

Very true we do have monster crocs that can grow up to 7 meters in length thankfully the really big ones mostly reside in the Northern Territory

When you think about Australia is very well protected from any potential invasion from aggressive countries as the hostile nation armies wouldn't stand a chance against a taipan that can deliver multiple bites in one go or monster crocs capable of taking down a group of soldiers in one go

 

[Quark]

The tiger, taipan, king brown, brown and copperhead can get very stroppy and aggressive if you encroach on their safe space or get to close to them whereas their relo's the red bellied black are very placid and rather play avoid/hide but can deliver a nasty bite if they are mishandled or stepped on by accident

Don't forget we also have a bird called the magpie who acts like a proverbial bomb diver during spring as well as Kangaroos which can deliver an ass whopping if you get too up close to them in the wild but can also write off your car or fourbie if you hit one between dusk and first light


The cassowary is practically a living dinosaur that not only can chase you at a top speed of 50 km/h but also deliver a butt kicking as well



Very true we do have monster crocs that can grow up to 7 meters in length thankfully the really big ones mostly reside in the Northern Territory

When you think about Australia is very well protected from any potential invasion from aggressive countries as the hostile nation armies wouldn't stand a chance against a taipan that can deliver multiple bites in one go or monster crocs capable of taking down a group of soldiers in one go

We have the Magpie too. They are everywhere even winter.

 

[CrocDundee]

The killer serpents as you refer them as that could bury you very fast here in Australia are

*King brown (Mulga snake)

* Eastern/Western brown snakes

* Tiger snake

* Death Adder

* Coastal/Inland taipans

I came awfully close to being tagged by a juvie tiger snake in mid 2020 trying to lure it into a bin for relocation away from my front yard it got very stroppy and lashed out even though i was a standing at a safe distance

One guy comes to mind when I think of snoikes. He helped me fence my cattle property in Canungra...geez...35 years ago. Red Belly black bit him on the ankle. I watched him squeeze out the venom...and...he soaked his bandana in a Vic Bitter and wrapped that around the ankle...and...he went back to work...occasionally rewetting his ankle. A fair dinkum bushy!

 

[CrocDundee]

Australia not only has the highly venomous snakes, but aren't they highly aggressive ones too? That's a dangerous combination.

Africa's got some pretty venomous snakes too, but I can only think of one off the top of my head that gets the highly aggressive label as well - the Black Mamba. The Puff Adder? It's quite venomous, but I don't know about the aggressive part. India has the Russell's Viper - not quite as super venomous (but still bad), however it's high on the aggressive list. Also the King Cobra, but I don't know if that one is considered super aggressive (maybe just big and highly venomous).

I don't think the Americas or Europe have anything close to these bad-ass snakes. Australia, Africa and southern Asia seem to have come out on the short end of the bad snake deal.

Australia doesn't just have the snakes. They have monster crocodiles. Killer jellyfish. Great White sharks. Even their birds are dangerous (the Cassowary can go after you like a velociraptor, can't it?) I was a nervous dad when my daughter did "study abroad" in Tasmania, since she really likes exploring out of the way places. But doesn't Tasmania have slightly more cuddly animals than the rest of Australia?

The worst...as you listed...is the irikundji jelly fish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish

 

[joel]

Inland taipan

Description​

The inland taipan, also commonly known as the western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to semiarid regions of central east Australia. Aboriginal Australians living in those regions named the snake dandarabilla. Wikipedia
https://www.google.com/search?q=wha...I3ODYzajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[Frodo]

Timber rattler
Skin it and tan it
It will make a nice watch strap or a hatband. Or as an inlay for a wallet or knife sheath

 

[Frodo]

You need a pair of these if you are going to tromp around in snake country

 

[Wmahoney]

Timber rattler
Skin it and tan it
It will make a nice watch strap or a hatband. Or as an inlay for a wallet or knife sheathView attachment 159735

Love it!!

 

[Supervisor42]

Timber rattler
Skin it and tan it
It will make a nice watch strap or a hatband. Or as an inlay for a wallet or knife sheathView attachment 159735

... The only place rattlesnakes should be found!

 

[Frodo]

Equal parts glycerine and rubbing alachol in a glass jar submerged for 7 days
Hide will be as soft as a t shirt

 

[Frodo]

One. Got a few years ago. Big sucker
https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/homesteading/data/attach/49/49697-20200903-112802.jpg