Water Python (Liasis fuscus)

It only goes to show that snakes,if not threatened, will not harm you.We wish that more people would take your attitude,ourselves having handled everything from Amethystine Pythons,Brown ,King Brown,Copperhead to Taipan in our life and I (Hans) have only been grazed a couple of times by snake's fangs--no deep bites.A great educational couple of shots.Well done Mike !!!

Thanks for your comments Hans. I believe it's a fact that the only animals that are actually aggresive are the ones whose behaviour is affected by humans. Having done a 3 day course on removing venomous snakes 2 things that impressed me strongly, 1- snakes will only bite out of fear, their not stupid enough to think they can eat a human, so keep still, enjoy the experience, and you will be safe; 2- don't get bitten by an elapid!!! Their complex toxins are amazingly potent and it's not worth risking envenomation. Having said that, being bitten by a parrot hurts far more than being bitten by a snake. Being a bird carer (with Wildcare) and having pet pythons, I've been bitten by pythons, lorikeets and corellas many times.

LOvely to meet you Mike and your passion :clap: :clap:, hope it will not take a bite out of those horrible Giant Frogs that kill so many snakes at the moment.

Thank you Wilma. Sounds like you have heard about the Cane Toad invasion. It seems that reptile numbers are down, especially the big goannas (monitors). Also the Northern Quoll has taken a hit, almost wiped out apart from populations on small islands offshore.