Opposite with me. Brown ones I've seen have moved away from my personal space far too nonchalantly for my liking. Black ones are more enthusiastic.
Browns are the ones to be wary of; they can just as likely go nuts at you. Tigers are generally pretty docile, but will go you if they feel there is no alternative. They have shit vision, so I've been told by a snake expert, so you're probably gone before they can get a fix on you to have a go. Blacks are one of the least worrisome snakes to encounter; they're pretty chilled so unlikely to have a go, and if the worst does happen and they have a chomp,their venom is not severely toxic to humans. You can still get pretty crook, and treatment is strongly advised, but you're not going to drop dead.
Most snakes will tend to bite "dry" the first time if they have a go. Problem if you've been bitten is there's no easy way to tell if it's been a dry bite or not.
Been my experience too Duck, browns are the ones to watch out for due to their potential to be so bloody aggressive and big. I was born in Vic and grew up in the bush near Emerald as a kid and used to come across red bellies all the time. They were always placid, even if you got too close to them and they decided to move on. Even the tigers and copperheads weren't much trouble either, but you knew to respect them and keep your distance. At least they're mostly seasonal down that way; snakes are about all year round in SE Qld.
As well as just plain not 'getting' the surfing thing (the actual riding part never looks long enough), sharks is probably the main reason I wouldn't surf.
Yeah that is a worry! As a bit of a hike to get help along Sth Boundary depending where you where at the time.
What I have been advised by more than one snake handler is that Browns are super skittish and are usually pretty desperate to get away. However if you do see one its because it was surprised or it is in some way trapped with you then in that case they aren't at all happy, pretty freaked out and can be very dangerous.
Have any other riders here actually been lunged at by a snake on the trails? I've come very close to black & brown snakes but they have all headed in the opposite direction apart from a small brown or copperhead snake that was stationary and reared up ( I thought it was a stick until I passed close to it & then looked back to see it slither off). At least it didn't have a strike at me. I'm a keen surfer too and despite seeing a couple of sharks in the past. close encounters with snakes especially when I am riding alone are more of a concern.
About 2 years ago I watched a Ranger collect about 6 whip snakes from under some rubber matts around the water tank near the power lines. The last time I looked they removed the rubber mats.
You betcha! Twice I've been chased by juvenile tiger snakes on yarra trails and they were quick and persistent. A couple of feigned strikes on slow trail. Last year a young boy was struck while walking his bike over a log roll on the yarra trail. Log rolls and berms with wood in them are a snake magnet. Dinner comes to them. With the wet and high bunny population there will be a lot of snakes this summer and lots of juveniles soon after. Juvenile tiger snakes at least have no fear and full of agro.
This. As pointed out earlier, Browns are not reliably predictable and may well just stand their ground.
Best line I ever heard about Copperheads is they're that placid they won't even lick you to death! :love:
I think it's the inevitability of a violent death by a shark that feeds the irrational thoughts. Sort of like a plane crash, a brutal ending is all but guaranteed despite the low likelihood of it happening to you.nuclear_powered said:
Yeah a couple of times, both times I am pretty sure the snake/s were injured.
There is a lot of energy tied up with venom production. As such it generally isn't frivolously deployed.
Which log roll did this happen on gcoutant? Was the kid envenomed?
