Age old question answered...

[Decadancin]

So I have always wondered this...

If I were in the field handling dangerous animals, would I start to sound like Steve Irwin?

Yes, yes I would...

I was literally laughing as I caught myself saying "You're Alright, Mate, You're Alright!"

Woke up to a visitor on the lanai today. Not quite sure how he got in, but I know they can flatten out through some tight spaces. Glad the cats aren't out today!

 

[Decadancin]

I'm pretty sure I even said "You're Gorgeous" as he slithered away ...

 

[CamoChameleonsHuman]

CROCKEY!!! Red on yellow kill a fellow. Glad everyones alright mate! "PHEW THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE!"

 

[Decadancin]

He's a little beauty!!!

 

[JacksJill]

How does the saying go red next to yellow will kill a fellow?
Here it is.
"Red on yellow kill a fellow
Red on black friend of jack."
Say that with an Australian accent.

 

[JacksJill]

I had a coral snake drop out of a tree on me when I was a kid in Texas. They are far less likely to bite than the king snake but still...

 

[Decadancin]

How does the saying go red next to yellow will kill a fellow?
Here it is.
"Red on yellow kill a fellow
Red on black friend of jack."
Say that with an Australian accent.

I have read the entire thread with an Australian accent...

 

[Decadancin]

I had a coral snake drop out of a tree on me when I was a kid in Texas. They are far less likely to bite than the king snake but still...

They are not usually climbers, but that would scare the snot out of me!!!

(Then of course I would want to hold it )

 

[JacksJill]

We had had a lot of rain and the creek (pronounced crick) outback had been running high so he might have got up that way. I was only 4 at the time and my brothers got out the encyclopedia to ID it. He also didn't jump as much as fall on me. I screamed and ran and he slithered under the fence.
It never turned me off of reptiles not even snakes but I prefer picking them up to having them dropped on me.

 

[Decadancin]

I didn't quite go this far, but my snake was quite a bit larger than Steve's ...

 

[MissSkittles]

I didn't quite go this far, but my snake was quite a bit larger than Steve's ...

O!M!G! I didn’t know they were THE most venomous snake in the US. I had one in my house a few years back...my dog and cats were playing with it. I scooped it into a box and threw it outside. Thankfully none of my critters (or me) were bitten. Crikey!

 

[CamoChameleonsHuman]

O!M!G! I didn’t know they were THE most venomous snake in the US. I had one in my house a few years back...my dog and cats were playing with it. I scooped it into a box and threw it outside. Thankfully none of my critters (or me) were bitten. Crikey!

I had no idea we had them here in the US

 

[MissSkittles]

I had no idea we had them here in the US

Neither did I until there it was in my hallway.

 

[kinyonga]

I'm glad we don't have those snakes in Ontario. We used to see quite a few Massauga Rattlers though at the cottage.

 

[Decadancin]

This guy was very calm. They usually curl their tail to show aggression, but he only flattened out a bit initially. I can see how people could “accidentally” handle one. The black racers we have around here are much more aggressive, but harmless.

After dealing with this guy I would rather see him than the rattlers we have around here!

 

[Harley510]

snakes are friends

( in the pic this is a 5 foot almost 6 foot cage aggressive columbian boa )

Most of the time they’re just scared. But beware of the coral snake. Very very very very very venomous

 

[Decadancin]

Most of the time they’re just scared. But beware of the coral snake. Very very very very very venomous

They definitely are to be taken seriously. He wasn’t phased by me at all, but so many people would have tried to kill him if they saw him. I’m glad he is my neighbor .

 

[Herpcentric]

I had no idea we had them here in the US

Oh yeah, they are here. Especially here in Texas. I’ll even go as far to say that they are still residing in heavily populated cities like Fort Worth. About 10 years ago I was out in the back yard watching our wild anoles hop around and play when something suddenly made them scatter. I shuffled around the ground cover (foolish me, I was only 13-14 then) and found a coral snake in the middle of Keller, Texas. I immediately, and as calmly as possible, backed away and left it there to wander on its merry way. So glad my dogs weren’t out during the time or else they would have tried to play with it!