Snake

What Happens When a Snake Enters Your House?

30 March 2011 Australia's Bad Things

And it’s six-foot long! Well, here’s exactly what did happen. To me. Yesterday. In my house. Yes, BobinOz’s house. No, I’m not kidding. Of course, being BobinOz, the first thing I did when I saw a snake in my house, was grab my video camera. Once I’d secured it on my tripod and was pointing [...]

Spring is Here, Birds are Singing…..

13 September 2010 Australia's Bad Things

Geckoes are Chuck Chuck Chucking…. And the snakes are awaking. More of that in a minute. But first….. I usually like to post on Monday about something I did over the weekend. This weekend we went to “Art in the Park”, the very same local event we went to last year. Not really much point [...]

Scared of Australian Snakes and Spiders?

17 November 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Many people would love to live in Australia and dream of moving here at some point. But also for many the fear of snakes and spiders in Australia may just be enough to put them off the idea. So what’s it really like when you do live in Australia? Acclimatisation – getting used to Australian [...]

So, Any Creepy Crawlies or Australian Bad Things at Camping?

29 September 2009 Australia's Bad Things

In my post announcing I was going camping in Australia, I said I was “off into the wilds to live side by side with nature’s wildest beasts”. So, did I see any? The first sign of wildlife that I noticed was a singing kookaburra who was perched on a tree about 20 feet away from [...]