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@machpants just a python. Not even venomous.
Pythons Can Kill a Human in Minutes and Swallow Them in an Hour [USA Today]
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COA professor Stephen Ressel lends his expertise in herpetology to explain the mechanisms that helped a reticulated python kill and swallow an Indonesia...
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I hadn't quite realized that that many pets bitten.
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@nostrildamus sure they "can", but "would" they? Need to be pretty big to take on a human with ameasure of success.
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@nostrildamus sure they "can", but "would" they? Need to be pretty big to take on a human with ameasure of success.
A family member has a technically ginormous one in the rafters of her QLD garage, reckon if it fell on the car the car would come off worse.
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@nostrildamus said in Straya!:
@nostrildamus sure they "can", but "would" they? Need to be pretty big to take on a human with ameasure of success.
A family member has a technically ginormous one in the rafters of her QLD garage, reckon if it fell on the car the car would come off worse.
Said it was great for the rats. I don't know the length but it was thicker than a big man's arm.Ok i just checked they are usually 2 m but I reckon this was well over 3m could believe it was 4m long. Big enough to give a human a go I reckon.
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@nostrildamus said in Straya!:
@nostrildamus said in Straya!:
@nostrildamus sure they "can", but "would" they? Need to be pretty big to take on a human with ameasure of success.
A family member has a technically ginormous one in the rafters of her QLD garage, reckon if it fell on the car the car would come off worse.
Said it was great for the rats. I don't know the length but it was thicker than a big man's arm.Ok i just checked they are usually 2 m but I reckon this was well over 3m could believe it was 4m long. Big enough to give a human a go I reckon.
My Mum's place in rural QLD features a python in the rafters of the patio. Great for rodent control.
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And in other news: the Pope remains Catholic, the sky is still blue and Bears DO shit in the woods.
Houseboat resident's crocodile encounter among multiple weekend sightings putting Far North Queenslanders on alert
Two problem crocodiles have been targeted for removal by rangers after one came within "inches" of a marina houseboat resident and two canoeists spotted another while training.
Heading that way in a couple of weeks so thanks for the heads up ABC.
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These fellas getting a little too far south ...
Last week ...
... and he (I'm assuming gender) obviously swam past us (at least he or one of his buddies) coz today:
Croc sighted near Inskip camping area
A ranger has spotted a crocodile in front of a camping area at a popular 4WD destination less than 100km from the Sunshine Coast. Wildlife officers are investigating after the estimated 2m reptile was seen on the beach in front of the Sarawak camping area at Inskip Point, near Rainbow Beach. A...
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Bob Katter is a crazy old man
But he's right that there are too many fucking crocs. There are so many swimming holes up here that people can't use any more.
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@mariner4life if you cant swim in them, are they really swimming holes...
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@taniwharugby said in Straya!:
@mariner4life if you cant swim in them, are they really swimming holes...
Technically the crocs are still swimming in them.
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@NTA I suspect they are more cruising for food than swimming for food....
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@taniwharugby said in Straya!:
@NTA I suspect they are more cruising for food than swimming for food....
If you deliver pizza to my pool, I will eat it.
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Seems I didn't get around to sharing this Strayan Story.
We don't have sewer where we are so have on site effluent treatment.
Pump high level alarm went off the other day and started making bubbling sounds as the thing was getting over full.
Called out the service peeps. Starts looking into reasons, can't find anything, opens electrical box and ...
Seems to have short circuited both the snakes and the system.
Not sure how the fuck they got into the sealed box.
Pretty sure they are 'just' tree snakes.
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not one but two Nope Ropes? lol imagine the look on the sparky's face when he opened that the first time
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@mariner4life said in Straya!:
not one but two Nope Ropes? lol imagine the look on the sparky's face when he opened that the first time
surely being from 'straya hes seen it all before and probably much worse
speaking of worse..
New species of Stick Insect discovered, where else..EDIT: WARNING WARNING WARNING !!! - Big scary bug whoaaaaa
Straya!
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‘Be vigilant’: Warning after crocodile spotted at popular Queensland beach
