North East Snake Catching in Wangaratta, Victoria | Local business
North East Snake Catching
Locality: Wangaratta, Victoria
Phone: +61 412 754 242
Address: Sisley Ave 3677 Wangaratta, VIC, Australia
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22.01.2022 A timely reminder to be aware around the water with your dogs, kids ect. No dogs or snakes were harmed. Thankyou Holly for sending this pic of Archer and the c...opperhead. Taken today at Whittlesea. The dog wasn’t bitten - more proof of snakes being non-aggressive. Holly didn't know the snake was there till after the pic was taken. See more
20.01.2022 Missed everyday
18.01.2022 Quick little video explaining snake behaviour and how to minimise a threatening snake.
16.01.2022 Fear is learned, so is respect.
13.01.2022 As a professional snake catcher, one thing that I find disappointing time and time again, is that some people still find it acceptable for us to drop whatever w...e’re doing and drive to their place so we can spend ages looking around for a snake that could kill us, with the expectation of not having to pay us for it. There are catchers who simply do it for the money and can charge like a wounded bull, and their are some of us who do it because we overcome our fears and learned how to catch a snake safely (though there is no 100% safe way of doing it), and are willing to put our own lives at risk to save others from doing it. Some catchers can afford to do it for next to nothing, but some of us simply can’t afford to, and shouldn’t have to feel ashamed to require a reasonable fee (try to get a plumber out to risk their lives and spend an hour or so searching and lifting all manner of stuff for under $50 -no offence to plumbers). As most could imagine, it does get a bit frustrating. I honestly don’t mind doing the odd one for free if the person is really struggling financially, as it is about people’s safety first, and the conservation of a necessary species. However it isn’t exactly cheap to keep filling up the tank, and we all have both good and bad stuff happening in our lives that we need to put off, just to go out on a call. And of course some may say, you choose to do it . And they’d be right. Just as a firefighter or a police officer or security guard chooses to do their job. End rant.
12.01.2022 Ever wondered about Snake Repellers?????? With warmer weather starting around Australia, encounters with snakes become more common place. We urge people to bec...ome more used to living with snakes as part of the environment- much like the Huntsman and wolf spiders that thrive in suburbia. Some however cannot get to that stage and as a result look for another "solution". Snake repellers are an absolute joke and should be outlawed. There is no scientific basis to show they work, there is no reference to any animal ethics permits issued for testing of these devices and repeated attempts have been made to manufacturers asking for any evidence showing they work. The silence is deafening. Here is the clanger though, in Australia, if they did work it would constitute as interfering with wildlife and as result would require a permit issued by the state wildlife authority to allow use. The reality is these "repellers' are a hazard to the community by giving the purchasers a false sense of security that their property or business is free of snakes. We here at Snake Catcher Victoria Australia welcome any questions you may have about this. You can call on 0408067062 or send a direct message Share the post widely please and disseminate this information to anyone you know who may be falsely relying on these glorified paperweights! The snake is a red-bellied black snake Pseudechis porphyriacus. Thanks, be nice to snakes. www.snakecatchervictoria.com.au This post was stolen from Nature for You Visit their page ok https://m.facebook.com/wildlifedemonstrations/
11.01.2022 This has to be the pickiest frog I've ever seen
10.01.2022 The past 24 hours has seen a lot of social media activity about snakes. A few things to consider; 1. Snakes are a protected species. Like it or not. 2. They ar...e more scared of you, than you are of them. 3. If they feel threatened, they will defend themselves. 4. If you stand on one, you're likely to get bitten. 5. Pets and children are at the greatest risk. Pets because they can either attack or show curiosity, children from a lack of danger awareness. So, with that in mind, on warm days, be alert. We live in the country and share the space. To reduce the likelihood of seeing snakes on your property, make sure their shelter options are limited. Snakes like to shelter under things, close to the ground and sometimes in the ground, to be protected from the elements. Snakes live close to a food source. Preferred food sources are species dependent. Brown snakes are attracted to rodents. Tiger snakes are wetland species so prefer frogs. As do Red-bellied Black snakes and Copperheads. That said, they are all opportunistic feeders and will feed on what is available to them. Snakes are temperature sensitive. If it is too hot or too cold, you're not likely to see them. They regulate their temperature by moving in and out of the sun. As such, be mindful walking around at night when the overnight temperature is in the 20's. Lastly, if you have a snake residing on your property that you want removed, it is imperative that someone watches it and knows where it is. Snakes are well adapted to being elusive and evasive. If you see one go into something, be it a building or garden bed, or is important to watch all exit points. Cheers, Trev
08.01.2022 Beautiful little rescue today. Thanks little one for the photos
07.01.2022 Brown Snake Behaviour Explained! Snake Goes Between My Legs! This is a must watch video. Eastern Brown Snakes over the years have been given the reputation of b...eing aggressive and chasing people etc. This is simply a misconception. Brown snakes are great at defending themselves but they will only defend themself if they feel threatened. If they are respected and left alone they will leave you alone as well. Please make sure you watch till the end of the video so you can see how calm a Eastern Brown Snake can be even as it slithers through my legs. Stu.
06.01.2022 Elapid people recognize the behaviour right away! Everyone else runs away thinking they are being chased!!! Calm down guys
05.01.2022 EASTERN BROWN CHASING BEHAVIOUR EXPLAINED As a part of international snake bite awareness day please watch this video and read the below information. When pe...ople tell of being ‘chased’ by a snake, they unknowingly misinterpret the snake’s behaviour and intentions. When they encounter a snake and it becomes defensive toward them, most people interpret any advance towards them as though the snake has the intention to ‘catch’ and bite them. While a bite can be the result of a close encounter, it is usually the snake’s last resort. Biting is rarely their initial reaction unless you step on one causing it to bite in defense. In reality, the snake’s first intension is to act in a manner that intimidates the person into a hasty retreat. This is called defensive behaviour and it may include the following actions - rearing up, hissing, gaping the mouth, flattening the neck to look bigger and mock or bluff striking. Occasionally, they may advance towards a perceived threat in order to force their opponent to retreat, allowing them opportunity to escape, or at least feel safe again (this is the behaviour that is often mistaken for ‘chasing’). Snakes that encounter humans a lot, such as the eastern brown, have become quite good at intimidating humans into leaving them alone. It is important to understand that they are exhibiting this behaviour because they perceive us as a large predator, and they don’t want to eaten. As clearly demonstrated in this video, the snake advances towards me in an assertive manner because it perceives me as a large predator. Once I retreat and give it some space, it dives for the nearest cover. What to do if a snake becomes defensive at you - For safety reasons, I always recommend removing yourself from the snake's vicinity as a first priority. If you find yourself very close to the snake and it is not acting defensively, for example a snake slithers past your foot, then it is generally better to remain perfectly still so that you don’t provoke any defensive behaviour by moving. At the end of the day it is your call as to which course of action is more suited to your situation. If after watching this video you still believe snakes intentionally mean you harm, then please consider the following facts. 1) Venomous snakes don’t see us as prey and their only reason for biting is defense. 2) Snakes perceive humans and anything else larger than them (even vehicles) as large potential predators. Basically, if it’s big and it moves around them, they perceive it as a threat to their life and will defend themselves. 3) Snakes are NOT territorial and will only defend their personal safety, not a territory like a dog. 4) Snakes are born with every instinct they need to survive in the wild. One of these instincts is defensive behaviour. They do not think - which human am I going to chase today. In their mind, they are simply trying to survive an encounter with a large predator. 5) Snakes respond to movement defensively (especially eastern browns). The more you move around, the more defensive they can become. 6) Statistics collected by scientists and hospital case studies, have proven that eastern brown snakes only envenomate 20-40% of the time. If you were a prey item (a rodent for example) they would envenomate 100% of the time. With dry bites being so common, it stands to reason that they instinctually know not to waste their venom on something they cannot eat. A venomous bite is simply a by-product of the snake using biting as a technique to defend itself - not because the snake is intentionally trying to use its venom on a human or pet. The above info is designed to help the general public understand the defensive nature of snakes so they don’t put themselves at further risk by trying to kill the snake - This increases your chance of being bitten by 80% and does almost nothing to solve the person’s perceived 'snake problem'.
05.01.2022 Some useful information I found shared by a friend. Worth a read That bite of summer has well and truly come early this year and with that heat, comes snakes. ...This article was written by Rob Timmings Rob runs a medical/nursing education business Teaching nurses, doctors and paramedics. It’s well worth the read #ECT4Health 3000 bites are reported annually. 300-500 hospitalisations 2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is 12 hours. The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and die before you can walk from your chook pen back to the house is a load of rubbish. While not new, the management of snake bite (like a flood/fire evacuation plan or CPR) should be refreshed each season. Let’s start with a Basic overview. There are five genus of snakes that will harm us (seriously) Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans. All snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white). When bitten, a snake injects some venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood). This venom can not be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (not the blood stream). Now this fluid (lymph) is moved differently to blood. Your heart pumps blood around, so even when you are lying dead still, your blood still circulates around the body. Lymph fluid is different. It moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking/exercise etc. Now here is the thing. Lymph fluid becomes blood after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two large vessels (lymphatic trunks)which are connected to veins at the base of the neck. Back to the snake bite site. When bitten, the venom has been injected into this lymph fluid (which makes up the bulk of the water in your tissues). The only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site in the lymphatic vessels. The only way to do this is to physically move the limbs that were bitten. Stay still!!! Venom can’t move if the victim doesn’t move. Stay still!! Remember people are not bitten into their blood stream. In the 1980s a technique called Pressure immobilisation bandaging was developed to further retard venom movement. It completely stops venom /lymph transport toward the blood stream. A firm roll bandage is applied directly over the bite site (don’t wash the area). Technique: Three steps: keep them still Step 1 Apply a bandage over the bite site, to an area about 10cm above and below the bite. Step 2: Then using another elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from Fingers/toes all the way to the armpit/groin. The bandage needs to be firm, but not so tight that it causes fingers or toes to turn purple or white. About the tension of a sprain bandage. Step 3: Splint the limb so the patient can’t walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Don’t remove the shirt or pants - just bandage over the top of clothing. Remember movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement. DO NOT try to catch, kill or identify the snake!!! This is important. In hospital we NO LONGER NEED to know the type of snake; it doesn’t change treatment. 5 years ago we would do a test on the bite, blood or urine to identify the snake so the correct anti venom can be used. BUT NOW... we don’t do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesn’t matter what snake bit the patient. Read that again- one injection for all snakes! Polyvalent is our one shot wonder, stocked in all hospitals, so most hospitals no longer stock specific Antivenins. Australian snakes tend to have 3 main effects in differing degrees. Bleeding - internally and bruising. Muscles paralysed causing difficulty talking, moving & breathing. Pain In some snakes severe muscle pain in the limb, and days later the bite site can break down forming a nasty wound. Allergy to snakes is rarer than winning lotto twice. Final tips: not all bitten people are envenomated and only those starting to show symptoms above are given antivenom. Did I mention to stay still. ~Rob Timmings Kingston/Robe Health Advisory #vrarescue #snakebite
02.01.2022 In a country with over 100 species of venomous snakes, the Tiger Snake remains one of the most famous yet misunderstood Australian reptiles, in this video we try sharing a few facts you might not already know about Tiger Snakes
