The brown snakes are definitelty out and about

[Redback]

We have a Pressure Immobilisation Bandage in both first aid kits, these are brilliant bits of gear and can give you up to 9hrs to get you to hospital, this is really good for remote areas where getting to help is a very long drive or waiting for help to get to you.

Get a couple when you can, it might save your life, a friend or family members life.

http://www.avru.org/firstaid/firstaid_pib.html

Baz.

[Tjupurula]

They taste okay too, you just have to get the head off before they bite themaelves, which they often do when caught.
Regards
Tjupurula

[Paul (SA)]

What does it taste like Tjupurula?

[aussieducker]

Chicken.?.?


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[austastar]

They taste okay too,

Hi,
   I skinned a big one that was killed near one of our camps, thinking I would try and cook it. Way too many bones and very little flesh, so it was used for bait.


I was going to try snake at a restaurant in Swan Hill, but it wasn't on the menu as I had been lead to believe, so we had Wichety Grub soup and some local fish instead.
Inquiring about the snake when we were leaving, we were told they had heaps in the freezer, but took it off the menu as it was upsetting the tourists.


One day!


cheers

[barneys]

They taste okay too, you just have to get the head off before they bite themaelves, which they often do when caught.
Regards
Tjupurula

what if it bites itself dose the poison run though its body and spoils it

[NatGav]

I know someone who is conducted snake avoidance classes in Melbourne this week if anyone is interested pm Mr and ill send the details. I'm taking my two dogs.

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[heath74]

Snake avoidance course?  Never heard of such a thing.  I can't make it this week, but would certainly be interested in hearing a bit more about it.

[Paul (SA)]

I am still curious about the taste of snake - wanting to know if anyone who has actually tasted them can let me know.

Do different types have a different taste (like fish) or are they all the same?

Can you help me Tjupurula?

Paul

[GGV8Cruza]

I am still curious about the taste of snake - wanting to know if anyone who has actually tasted them can let me know.


Paul

I have had snake in Vietnam, and as many say it did taste a bit like chicken, dont ask me what type is was, we ate a heap of wierd food that night

GG

[achjimmy]

They taste okay too, you just have to get the head off before they bite themaelves, which they often do when caught.
Regards
Tjupurula

 

[MADCOW]

Best to stay clear of the buggers. Tigers and Browns  all hav A D D I reckon, flighty nervous and probably henpecked by the missus hence the agitation! But I'd no issues with red belly blacks. They are just big and dopey in comparison

[Kit_e_kat9]

many say it did taste a bit like chicken, dont ask me what type is was
GG

Okay, since we can't ask what kind of snake it was ... so did it taste like: free range chicken / caged chicken / organic / rode island red / australorp / bantam / pet?   

Kit_e

[Jeepers Creepers]

Okay, since we can't ask what kind of snake it was ... so did it taste like: free range chicken / caged chicken / organic / rode island red / australorp / bantam / pet?   

Kit_e

Red Rooster

[paulo]

We ate some brown snake a few years ago. Wrapped it in foil and cooked it in the coals. From memory it tasted a bit like pork but the flesh was flaky like fish. It was pretty good.  BEWARE!!! Not sure if they all do it, but I can't see why not. This snake was a big snake, and had it's head chopped off, BUT when my mate gabbed the body, the "stump" turned around and hit him repeatedly about 7-8 times on the forearm! If it had it's head on I'm sure it would've been a whole other story!

[bobnrob]

That's only reflex Paulo, much like offn a chooks head & watching 'em run 'round 

What people need to be careful of, even though you've killed the snake (or even cut it's head off), it will/can still bite by reflex.

[BernieS]

We have a Pressure Immobilisation Bandage in both first aid kits, these are brilliant bits of gear and can give you up to 9hrs to get you to hospital, this is really good for remote areas where getting to help is a very long drive or waiting for help to get to you.

Get a couple when you can, it might save your life, a friend or family members life.

http://www.avru.org/firstaid/firstaid_pib.html

Baz.

That's a really great idea Baz. Most handy for the travel first aid kit. The last time I saw a Brown snake where I live was during the Brisbane Floods. One came slittering up from the river and was crossing the park at the end of of our street. First time I've seen a snake in our surburb and I've lived here for 30 years.

[chester ver2.0]

I know someone who is conducted snake avoidance classes in Melbourne this week if anyone is interested pm Mr and ill send the details. I'm taking my two dogs.

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This is something i have to see snake avoidance for our farm cat would be like putting it on the ground with the lazer pointer and telling it to stay

[LucyJ]

Best to stay clear of the buggers. Tigers and Browns  all hav A D D I reckon, flighty nervous and probably henpecked by the missus hence the agitation! But I'd no issues with red belly blacks. They are just big and dopey in comparison

True, except where I used to work (Environ. Ed Centre) we had a red belly who was named 'the bitch'. I was helping doing cage clean outs and my boss said, if she gets out... run! She got out... I ran!

For those a little shovel happy... remember 90% of those who get bitten are trying to kill the snake. Live and let live.

[Jeepers Creepers]

a few years ago, i was in a back yard with a bloke aand his wife when a brownie  was spotted.

This old bloke spots it and proceeds to off after it with his walking cane, 
he must have took about 20 or more whacks at it and the snake is ducking and weaving and doing a pretty good job of it too. As i was about to say, "i think he's getting cranky...."

Whooshka, one brown snake, straight to the ankle.

Then the od bloke starts yelling at the snake, his wife and me....... The bastards bitten me...

I just looked him in the eye and said, if ya tried hitting me that many times and missed, i'd have a go at ya as well.

The ol guys going right off still, so i pulled his sock back where the snake bit him, to find it only got his sock anyway.
By now, his wife is going off, he's gunna die, he's gunna die.

I said, don't spend the insurance money just yet, the snake missed, it was just the sock he got and then i started laughing.

I never got that job either.... mongrols....

[LucyJ]

Stupid old bugger! Brown's have got very short fangs so if you're wearing boots and jeans, even if they bite they won't go through.

[savio]

My Stupid old bugga 'story' was one day outside the shearing shed a brown snake wrapped itself round the bosses legs I yelled out snake snake he stood there stomping his feet lookn up in the air saying where where?

My dont be stupid story having dealt with snake bites in remote areas is once you put the compression bandage on LEAVE it on until the all clear is given by the doctor in a hospital.
Sad story of a child not showing any symptoms where the bandage was taken off instead of being flown to a major hospital died within 24hrs due to the release of toxins once bandage taken off 

Stay/Play safe

[bunyip]

My dont be stupid story having dealt with snake bites in remote areas is once you put the compression bandage on LEAVE it on until the all clear is given by the doctor in a hospital.

I was told by an Ambo that even in the hospital they will cut the bandage where the bite is rather than take the bandage off. The compression bandage does slow the blood flow therefore the progress of the poison through the body.

The second point is if you have a marker or pen mark on the bandage where the bite was.

Bunyip

[paulo]

Yeah Bobnrob, that was the point I was trying to make.

Might look dead, probably is dead, but it's nervous system is still working and he could've ended up bitten!

Have a good one.

[fuji]

The lady from three doors down pulled up alongside me and the dawg and said not to let dawg off the Leash. Her dawg died shortly after going into the bush land. But not exactly sure whether it was bait or snake. So we ain't going in there.